Prioritizing punishment over public health has hurt Kentucky communities. Nazish Dholakia | Senior Writer | Aug 09, 2023 Amanda Hall is an organizer and advocate based in Louisa, a town of about 2,700 people in eastern Kentucky. She moved into policy work after running a drug treatment and recovery center where[Read More…]
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Ray Daniels: New legislation will help clean up Kentucky’s outdated criminal justice laws
For many years, criminal justice advocates have been pleading with the General Assembly to take stock of outdated laws and make sure they meet the needs of Kentuckians today. Many of these conversations have rightfully focused on how the criminal justice system approaches individuals in the strongholds of addiction. From[Read More…]