Ban the Box
We support HB76 and SB71 which would remove one obstacle to employment for people with a past criminal record.
Our Work
Life Imprisonment, No Parole for PFOs
We are monitoring HB70, which would allow life imprisonment without the possibility of parole for persistent felony offenders.
Day Reporting Programs
We support HB22, legislation that would authorize the use of day reporting programs in criminal sentencing.
"Blue Lives Matter"
We oppose HB14, legislation would add professions to the category of protected classes and provide an alternate sentencing structure.
From ACLU National: Trump discriminated. We sued.
The ACLU and several other legal organizations filed a lawsuit on behalf of two Iraqi men who were en route to the United States when President Trump issued an executive order banning many Muslims from entering the country.
Anti-LGBT Bills Filed in Kentucky House
Two anti-LGBT bills were filed on the first day of the Kentucky General Assembly--a "License to Discriminate" House Bill 105 and anti-transgender "Bathroom Bill" House Bill 106.