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Jan 4, 2024

Louisville's Jail is Less Deadly, but Greenberg Must Continue to Improve LMDC Conditions

When the government chooses to incarcerate a person, it also takes on the responsibility of caring for them. Read this op-ed from ACLU-KY Executive Director Amber Duke about the deadly conditions in the LMDC...
When the government chooses to incarcerate a person, it also takes on the responsibility of caring for them. Read this op-ed from ACLU-KY Executive Director Amber Duke about the deadly conditions in the LMDC...
Oct 31, 2023

ACLU-KY Asks State Elections Board for Clearer Absentee Ballot Guidance

Last year, we received several reports from voters across the state that poll workers and clerks were unclear about wether people could vote in person after requesting an absentee ballot.
Last year, we received several reports from voters across the state that poll workers and clerks were unclear about wether people could vote in person after requesting an absentee ballot.
A Black hand inserts a ballot into a voting box.
A Black hand inserts a ballot into a voting box.
Sep 11, 2023

Visible and Invisible Scars: Reflections on 9/11

Our executive director, Amber Duke, shares her own memories of September 11, 2001, and the attacks on civil liberties that followed.
By Amber Duke
Our executive director, Amber Duke, shares her own memories of September 11, 2001, and the attacks on civil liberties that followed.
By Amber Duke
A photo of the Manhattan skyline with two lights where the World Trade Center Twin Towers used to be.
A photo of the Manhattan skyline with two lights where the World Trade Center Twin Towers used to be.
Aug 22, 2023

ACLU-KY Asks DOJ To Investigate Kentucky Juvenile Detention Center

The ACLU-KY legal team requested the Department of Justice investigate the Adair Regional Detention Center, citing multiple issues that put children there at risk of physical and mental harm.
The ACLU-KY legal team requested the Department of Justice investigate the Adair Regional Detention Center, citing multiple issues that put children there at risk of physical and mental harm.
Jun 23, 2023

One Year After Dobbs, Kentucky Is A Forced Birth State. Help Us Change That.

Reproductive Freedom Project
We'll never stop fighting for your right to make choices about your own body. Join us as we fight to restore and advocate for reproductive freedom in the commonwealth.
We'll never stop fighting for your right to make choices about your own body. Join us as we fight to restore and advocate for reproductive freedom in the commonwealth.
Reads "Kentucky is a forced birth state" in red text on blue background.
Reads "Kentucky is a forced birth state" in red text on blue background.
Jun 1, 2023

2023 Kentucky Pride Events (through October)

Communities throughout the commonwealth are coming together to celebrate Pride! Find an event near you and get involved.

Communities throughout the commonwealth are coming together to celebrate Pride! Find an event near you and get involved.

The words "Kentucky Pride Events 2023" are over a dark blue and rainbow colored banner over a light blue background.
The words "Kentucky Pride Events 2023" are over a dark blue and rainbow colored banner over a light blue background.