NKyTribune2d
Report shows prioritizing incarceration alternatives for primary caregivers could add $740 million to KY economy
A new report report released by the Kentucky Forum for Rights, Economics and Education (KYFREE), Addressing the Economic and ...
National Catholic Register1d
Kentucky Bishops Back Bill to Allow ‘Alternative Sentencing’ for Criminals With Children
Parental incarceration can lead to poor mental and physical health outcomes and increase a child’s chances of criminal ...
Daily Bulldog11d
LD 246: An Act to Establish the Option of Sentencing Alternatives for Primary Caregivers; Family-Focused Sentencing Reform
A public hearing will be held for LD 246 on Thursday, February 13, 2025 at 9:30am at the State House in August, Room 438. LD 246: An Act to Establish the Option ...
Yakima Herald-Republic2d
Former Zillah Mayor Gary Clark pleads guilty to child rape
Former Zillah Mayor Gary Vyrle Clark is expected to be sentenced in March for raping two young girls. Clark, 78, pleaded ...
Bill would allow alternatives to jail for parents with dependents
A bill filed last week in Frankfort would require judges to consider whether a parent convicted of a crime should be given a sentence other than incarceration, in order to keep the parent with ...
Free Malaysia Today19d
Alternative sentencing mechanisms will reduce prison strain, says M’sian Bar
Malaysian Bar president Ezri Abdul Wahab said alternative sentencing mechanisms such as this would reduce the strain on the prison system. In a statement, he also decried the “appalling ...