ACLU of Kentucky

by Keith Rouda
The time to end the death penalty in Kentucky has come.

A report released earlier this month on a two year assessment conducted by the American Bar Association [ABA] found that Kentucky's death penalty system is so broken and unfair that the state should declare a moratorium on executions. A moratorium would be a good start, and if Kentucky voters have any say in the matter, one will be imposed sooner rather than later. A survey conducted right before the report was released showed that strong majorities of likely 2012 Kentucky voters support a death penalty moratorium, and these majorities go across party affiliation, gender, and even geography within the state.

Source: Lake Research Partners survey of 405 likely November 2012 Kentucky voters, Nov. 30–Dec. 4, 2011, margin of error (±4.9%)

But a moratorium doesn't go far enough. The time has come to end the death penalty in Kentucky once and for all. (If you agree, sign this petition that will be delivered to Governor Beshear and members of the Kentucky House and Kentucky Senate.)

Read the full Louisville.com story here.

The American Civil Liberties Union of Kentucky Foundation (ACLU-KY) seeks a Development Director to manage and significantly expand the fund development program for the ACLU and strengthen the links between the ACLU and its supporters.  Working closely with the Executive Director, the Development Director is responsible for planning, supervising and executing the ACLU of Kentucky’s fundraising strategies.  The Development Director provides leadership to the staff and Board of Directors to reach our annual and long-range fundraising goals and reports to the Executive Director.

With an annual combined budget of $500,000, the ACLU of Kentucky and its Foundation operate jointly as private, non-profit organizations.  We are the state affiliate of the nation’s oldest and largest organization devoted to the protection and advancement of civil rights and civil liberties.  The development program supports the ACLU’s legislative, public education, and legal programs on a broad range of constitutional issues including but not limited to voting rights, abolition of the death penalty, immigrants’ rights, free speech, religious freedom, reproductive rights, and the rights of gay, lesbian bisexual and transgender individuals.

Founded in 1955, the ACLU-KY is located in downtown Louisville but works statewide through volunteer and member engagement.  The ACLU-KY has approximately 3,000 members and supporters.  Our current staff consists of five full-time members.  We are currently undergoing a long-range planning process with designs on organizational expansion to increase our overall impact within Kentucky.  The Development Director position is a crucial link in securing and maintaining significant resources to sustain such an expansion.

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