Join the Kentucky Smart on Crime Coalition with Governor Andy Beshear, Representative Kim Moser, Senator Julie Raque Adams, and other advocates to formally sign House Bill 497 and Senate Bill 84 into law.
Click below to watch the bill signing live on Facebook.
What is House Bill 497?
HB 497 will help Kentuckians get back on their feet after incarceration by assisting with resume building, work certificates, accessing SNAP, acquiring valid ID, and more.
What is Senate Bill 84?
SB 84, “Dignity Bill Part 2”, will ensure pregnant incarcerated people have the necessary resources for safe, healthy pregnancies. It will prohibit solitary confinement of pregnant people, ensure 6 weeks of postpartum care, increase access to substance use disorder treatment, allow time for parents to bond with their infants, and connect people with social workers to establish reunification plans. Read more about it here.
Kentucky Smart on Crime is a broad-based coalition working for common sense justice reforms that proactively address individual and systemic racial disparities and inequities, improve public health, enhance public safety, strengthen communities and promote cost-effective sentencing alternatives.
Partner organizations include
– American Civil Liberties Union of Kentucky
– Kentucky Chamber of Commerce
– Bluegrass Institute for Public Policy Solutions
– Kentucky Center for Economic Policy
– Kentucky Council of Churches
– Catholic Conference of Kentucky
– Kentucky Association of Sexual Assault Programs, Inc.
– Kentucky Coalition Against Domestic Violence
– Kentucky Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers
– Kentucky Youth Advocates
– Volunteers of America Mid-States, Inc.
– NAACP Kentucky
– Kentucky Criminal Justice Forum
– United Way of Kentucky.
For more information, visit kysmartoncrime.com or follow @KYSmartOnCrime on Twitter.
