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.

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.

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.

3 Deaths in Louisville Jail, Demands for Action

The ACLU of Kentucky and several community groups hosted a press conference at 10AM ET, Monday, December 6, 2021, to discuss the deadly conditions in Louisville Department of Corrections and demands for Mayor Fischer and Metro Council.
Issue Areas: Justice Reform

ACLU-KY Finds Common Ground with FOP, Calls for Alternatives to Incarceration to Improve Conditions in Louisville Metro Department of Corrections

Conditions in Louisville Metro Department of Corrections are so dangerous – for both employees and incarcerated people – the ACLU and Fraternal Order of Police are in a rare moment of agreement that officials must act.
Issue Areas: Justice Reform

ACLU-KY Statement on Power Failure at Kentucky Correction Institution for Women

People in the Kentucky Correctional Institution for Women have been forced to live without air conditioning for three days. The Department of Corrections says it will take "several days" to fix.
Issue Areas: Justice Reform