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ACLU-KY FILES SUIT AGAINST LOUISVILLE METRO FOR WITHHOLDING RECORDS ABOUT SUICIDE WATCH PROGRAM

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ACLU-KY Files Brief Asking Court to Strike Down Change of Venue Law

On behalf of the Kentucky Resources Council, the Kentucky Equal Justice Center, and the ACLU of Kentucky, attorneys from the ACLU of Kentucky and the national ACLU’s State Supreme Court Initiative filed an amicus brief asking the Court to strike down Senate Bill 126, a “change of venue” law.
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Spending More on Jails Won’t Prevent Pre-Trial Deaths

The Louisville Metro Department of Corrections is in crisis. After 12 deaths in just 10 month, it shouldn’t just be newsworthy – it should shake us to our core. 
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Officers Charged for Breonna Taylor's Murder Over Two Years Later

The US Department of Justice has charged four LMPD officers involved in Breonna Taylor's murder. This is a step toward justice, but true justice would be officers never killing her in the first place.