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Tuesday, February 8, 2011, 9:16 pm |
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House Bill 70 passed out of committee today with just one no vote and bi-partisan support. Rep. Kevin Bratcher, R-Louisville, said the state legislature has a history of making more and more crimes felonies. “Sometimes we create felons like baking cookies,” he said. “Maybe we need to re-evaluate who we make felons.” Read the entire Herald-Leader article here. |
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Friday, December 3, 2010, 2:01 pm |
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From Bluegrass Politics:
FRANKFORT — A legislative task force aimed at reducing the state’s
incarceration rates will present draft legislation by Jan. 19, the
group's co-chairs announced on Thursday.
Rep. John Tilley, D-Hopkinsville, said the Task Force on the Penal
Code and Controlled Substances Act will meet on Dec. 14 and 15 to
discuss a multitude of issues that could be included in potential
legislation, including looking at Kentucky’s sentencing laws, ways to
help addicted and mentally ill prisoners and stronger parole programs.
The task force has partnered with the Pew Charitable Trusts, which
has helped other states save money on the skyrocketing costs of
prisons.
According to state officials, since 1980, the state’s prison
population has grown 442 percent from 3,723 inmates to about 20,200
inmates in 2010. To pay for this increase, total state spending on
corrections in 2009 reached $513 million, up from $117 million in
fiscal year 1989.
"The cost of doing nothing is the real question we need to ask here," Tilley said.
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