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Kentucky Senate passes bill to move certain juvenile defendants to adult court

JURIST

Kentucky’s Senate passed a bill on Wednesday that would automatically transfer children charged with certain violent felonies to adult court. ” The classes of felonies cover offenses such as homicide, robbery, human trafficking and sexual offenses. The bill passed the chamber by a vote of 25-9.

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Kentucky resident sentenced to twenty months imprisonment for Jan. 6 police officer assault

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The US District Court for the District of Columbia sentenced Kentucky resident Luke Hoffman to twenty months imprisonment Friday for assaulting police officers during the January 6 Capitol Riot. Hoffman was eventually arrested at Dover, Kentucky on July 12, 2023. The US Attorney’s Office for DC reported : In the 44 months since Jan.

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Kentucky House committee approves criminal justice reform

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A Kentucky House committee approved a bill Thursday that establishes tougher penalties for various criminal offenses. One of the main components of House Bill 5 is its three-strikes provision, which would have people convicted of three violent felonies face life in prison. “Shelter is a human need. .

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Kentucky Weighs Alternatives for Offenders with Mental Health Issues

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Kentucky lawmakers in the state’s General Assembly recently passed a bill this session to provide alternative sentences for those suffering from some mental health disorders, reports FOX65. Those who’d qualify cannot have a charge higher than a class D felony, and they must be considered a low risk to the public and a low risk for flight.

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Anti-Trans Bills On Fast-Track in State Legislatures Around the Country

The Crime Report

In Alabama, lawmakers have refiled a previously unsuccessful felony ban on health care for trans minors. Republicans in Arizona and Kentucky have also proposed health care bans for trans youth, similar to a law passed last year in Arkansas that bans gender-affirming care for trans minors.

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How Data-Based Policies Can Help the Formerly Incarcerated Get a ‘Second Chance’

The Crime Report

Kentucky has also taken major strides towards de-felonization , introducing two new laws to reduce the number of people convicted of felonies. Other states should take a page out of Tennessee, Kentucky and Colorado’s playbooks. Incarceration rates have increased 220 percent from 1980 to 2014, with 2.3

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Virginia restores civil rights to felons released from incarceration

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Virginia Governor Ralph Northam announced on Tuesday that going forward any Virginian convicted of a felony will automatically have their civil rights restored upon release from incarceration. ” Only two other states—Iowa and Kentucky—have constitutions that permanently disenfranchise citizens with past felony convictions.