News & Commentary

Kentucky's jails, prisons, and detention centers are a Petri dish for the novel coronavirus. Officials must do more to protect incarcerated people, corrections employees, and the communities those employees call home.

The ACLU-KY team had a busy legislative session and is now working healthy at home. Catch the highlights and more in the Spring 2020 Newsletter.

Call or email Governor Beshear to ask him to take more steps to protect incarcerated people, corrections employees, and the communities those employees call home.

As the War on Drugs continues, Kentucky remains near the top when it comes to racial disparities for arrests for marijuana possession, with Black Kentuckians 9.4 times more likely to be arrested for marijuana possession than white Kentuckians.

We shared written testimony with lawmakers due to limited Capitol access and public health recommendations to avoid large gatherings as a result of COVID-19.

Testimony to House Judiciary Committee against Senate Bill 11 from ACLU-KY Smart Justice Field Organizer Amanda Hall

Kentuckians should not have to buy their freedom, especially during a public health emergency.

If you only have time to call about a few bills, here's a list of what we're watching closely this week.

The ACLU team had a busy week in Frankfort during the ninth week of the 2020 legislative session. Here are some specific highlights about key pieces of legislation we are following and what our team accomplished the week of March 1 to March 7.