Press Releases

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.

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.