Press Releases

ACLU of Kentucky and Community Groups Demand Justice and Transparency as Trump DOJ Abandons Federal Police Oversight

The Seven States Safety Campaign targets police departments where the Biden DOJ found rampant police brutality and racial targeting

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 Commends Department of Justice Report on Louisville Metro Police Department

Today, the U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) concluded its years long investigation of the Louisville Metro Police Department (LMPD), finding that there is reasonable cause to believe that the LMPD has routinely violated the constitutional rights of residents of Louisville, Kentucky. 

Officers Who Murdered Breonna Taylor Charged, Arrested by FBI

The US Department of Justice has charged four officers involved in Breonna Taylor's murder for violating her civil rights. The entire department remains under federal investigation.

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.

Statement Regarding New Law to Require School Police, House Bill 63

This new law will require a police officer be stationed at every school campus in Kentucky. This will disproportionately send children of color and with disabilities into the criminal legal system.