KACO Supports Abolition of Constable Office

Kentucky Public Radio's Dan Conti — Thu, 29 Nov 2012 18:10:47 +0000

The Kentucky Association of Counties supports a recommendation to do away with the office of constable in Kentucky.

KACO President-elect Tommy Turner says his group agrees with a Kentucky Department of Criminal Justice report that calls the office outdated.

"Statistical analysis shows that law enforcement by constable represents only one-fourth of one percent of annual law enforcement work.

Proposed Execution Protocol Gets Hearing in Frankfort

Rick Howlett and The Associated Press — Tue, 25 Sep 2012 17:14:28 +0000

The Kentucky Justice Cabinet heard today from critics of the state’s proposed new death penalty method.

They’re asking officials to make multiple changes to how executions are carried out, now that the state is switching to a one-or-two drug lethal injection.

Public defenders, private attorneys and anti-death penalty activists said during a hearing in Frankfort that the rules Kentucky wants to put into place have multiple problems. One would not allow condemned inmates to have access to their lawyers on the day of execution.

The state has been formulating a new de