Press Releases

ACLU-KY Statement on Death at LMDC

The Louisville Metro Department of Corrections reported the death of Richard Graham, a 34-year-old Black man housed in the Louisville jail Sunday morning. 

ACLU-KY Statement on Final Passage of House Bill 5

The final passage of House Bill 5 is not a surprise, but it is a disappointment.

ACLU-KY Calls on Justice Partners to Collaborate to Keep Jail Populations Down in Wake of The Bail Project Transition

The Bail Project Louisville today announced it will end direct bailout operations in Kentucky and transition their work to advocacy for systemic pretrial justice and pretrial detention reforms.

Settled: Confidential Legal Mail Now Protected in Kentucky

We sued the Kentucky Department of Corrections for violating the rights of incarcerated people by copying and reading their confidential legal mail.

ACLU of Kentucky, community groups hold press conference to promote amnesty day

Amnesty will allow Kentuckians with active bench warrants to re-docket their cases, decreasing the number of people incarcerated for low level offenses.
Issue Areas: Incarceration

Press Conference: Amnesty Day

Some people with bench warrants in Jefferson County will have the chance to redocket cases, reducing the number of people incarcerated for low level offenses.

Fourteenth Death at the Louisville Jail Prompts Call for Action

Fourteen people have died in LMDC custody in nearly as many months. Community Stakeholders for Change at LMDC renews calls for the city to release the RFP for a new healthcare contract.

ACLU-KY Files Federal Lawsuit Over Religious Liberty Violations in Kentucky Prison

Prison officials violated Carlos Thurman's religious liberties when they forcibly cut his hair. We're suing in federal court.

Kentucky Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers Found to Lack Standing to Challenge Marsy's Law

The Kentucky Supreme Court dismissed a challenge to Marsy's Law because the challengers lacked standing. They did not rule on the merits. Marsy's won't support crime victims, but will harm due process, clog the courts, and waste tax dollars.