The Crime Report

APRIL 28, 2022

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. The law calls for at least 10 behavioral health conditional release pilot programs. No DUI or violent offenses will be considered.

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JURIST

MARCH 17, 2021

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.

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The Crime Report

JANUARY 24, 2022

What’s more, legal experts say that these shortages have been the operational norm for years across our country as a whole, Law360 reports. . Similarly, The Guardian uncovered in 2016 that years of drastic budget cuts have created “bottomless caseloads” for public defenders across the country, particularly in Kentucky and Missouri.

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The Crime Report

DECEMBER 15, 2021

. “We don’t have strong enough laws,” Oakland County Prosecutor Karen McDonald told reporters at a Dec. You’re not legally required to store your weapon in a safe manner.” That law doesn’t require the gun purchaser to use the safety device sold with their firearm. Child Access Prevention Laws in 29 States.

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The Crime Report

APRIL 8, 2022

In a conversation with The Crime Report , Canon, a civil rights lawyer who teaches at the University of Louisville in Kentucky, discusses the class-based origins of the plea bargaining process, how bad prosecutors and poor defense attorneys further distorted the process, and why reforming it will be so difficult. Why does that matter? .

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JURIST

APRIL 15, 2022

Kentucky lawmakers Wednesday enacted a law suspending all statewide legal abortion access. Kentucky Governor Andy Beshear vetoed the bill last week, but his veto was quickly overturned by the Republican-led Kentucky General Assembly. Florida and Oklahoma also signed anti-abortion bills into law this week.

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The Crime Report

JUNE 27, 2022

Wade, o pponents of abortion are pushing for stricter bans at state levels—even criminalizing women who travel outside their states where abortion remains legal. So-called “trigger” laws have already gone into effect in states where anti-abortion statutes are already on the books have been activated by the decision.

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