Mar 2 Kentucky Politics Ky. House Votes To Ban Death Penalty For Severely Mentally Ill The bill would ban the death penalty if, at the time of the offense, a defendant has a documented history of one of five mental illnesses. By Ryland Barton Mar 2 Kentucky Politics Ky. House Votes To Ban Death Penalty For Severely Mentally Ill Ryland Barton
Jul 6 Politics Kentucky Lawmakers Mull Changes To Death Penalty Kentucky has had a moratorium on the death penalty since 2010, but state prosecutors still pursue capital punishment in more than 50 cases every year. By Ryland Barton Jul 6 Politics Kentucky Lawmakers Mull Changes To Death Penalty Ryland Barton
Aug 12 Politics The New Conservative Push To End Capital Punishment After decades of defending capital punishment, some conservative Republicans are walking away from the death penalty. By Will Wright Aug 12 Politics The New Conservative Push To End Capital Punishment Will Wright
Aug 12 Politics The Death Penalty In Kentucky: Stayed And Uncertain The mention of “death row” conjures images of inmates pacing in their cells, awaiting executions. But in Kentucky, defendants have little reason to fear the needle. By Will Wright Aug 12 Politics The Death Penalty In Kentucky: Stayed And Uncertain Will Wright
Aug 1 Politics Kentuckians Favor Prison Over Death Penalty As Punishment, Poll Says The survey also shows wide support for a moratorium on the state’s death penalty until the criminal justice system is reformed. By Jonese Franklin Aug 1 Politics Poll: Kentuckians Favor Prison Over Death Penalty Jonese Franklin
Mar 5 Local News ACLU-KY to Hold Death Penalty Discussion The American Civil Liberties Union of Kentucky will host a discussion on the collateral consequences of the death penalty later this month. Death penalty opponents are also drawing attention to legislation in the Kentucky General Assembly that would prohibit the execution of severely mentally ill inmates and another bill that would abolish the practice altogether. […] By WFPL News Mar 5 Local News ACLU-KY to Hold Death Penalty Discussion WFPL News
Mar 1 Local News State Senate Committee Hears Proposal to End the Death Penalty For the first time in Kentucky, a legislative committee is considering a move to abolish the death penalty. The bill received a hearing in a Senate committee today. Senate Bill 63 would abolish capital punishment in the commonwealth, a move few other states have accomplished by statute. The bill has the support of the American […] By Kenny Colston Mar 1 Local News State Senate Committee Hears Proposal to End the Death Penalty Kenny Colston
Dec 8 Here and Now City Investigates Overtime Pay, Autism Linked to Traffic Fumes, Kentucky Law Experts Recommend Death Penalty Moratorium: Today on Here and Now 1:06pm: Louisville Mayor Greg Fischer is investigating the city’s overtime pay to Metro employees. The administration has found that about ten percent of the city’s workforce earned $15,000 or more in overtime last year, with some employees effectively doubling their salaries. The amount of money paid for overtime is in the millions of dollars. Some […] By Laura Ellis Dec 8 Here and Now City Investigates Overtime Pay, Autism Linked to Traffic Fumes, Kentucky Law Experts Recommend Death Penalty Moratorium: Today on Here and Now Laura Ellis
Dec 7 Local News Kentucky Law Experts Ask For Moratorium On Executions The American Bar Association and a team of Kentucky law professionals say the commonwealth needs to suspend executions. The Kentucky Assessment Team, made of state’s attorneys, former state Supreme Court justices and law school professors, released a two-year report Wednesday that finds several flaws in the state’s capital punishment system. The ABA has sponsored similar […] By Devin Katayama Dec 7 Local News Kentucky Law Experts Ask For Moratorium On Executions Devin Katayama
Apr 5 Politics Lethal Injection Drug Shortage Continues, Legal Issues Mount There is currently no domestic source for sodium thiopental. Kentucky recently turned its supply of the drug over to the U.S. Justice Department due to questions about its origins. There is a replacement drug, but the U.S. Supreme Court has blocked an execution in Texas that was to be the state's first using it. By Gabe Bullard Apr 5 Politics Lethal Injection Drug Shortage Continues, Legal Issues Mount Gabe Bullard
Apr 1 Local News Kentucky Hands Over Death Penalty Drug Kentucky officials have relinquished their supplies of an increasingly rare and controversial lethal-injection drug to the U.S. Justice Department. By WFPL News Apr 1 Local News Kentucky Hands Over Death Penalty Drug WFPL News
Mar 23 Politics Officials Unlikely to Change Lethal Injection Protocol to Overcome Drug Shortage The nationwide shortage of a drug commonly used in lethal injection executions has many states looking for alternatives, but Kentucky is not likely to change its formula for executions anytime soon. By Gabe Bullard Mar 23 Politics Officials Unlikely to Change Lethal Injection Protocol to Overcome Drug Shortage Gabe Bullard
Oct 1 Local News Expiration Date Arrives For Lethal Injection Drug The state’s last dose of sodium thiopental has expired, and until a new supply of the barbiturate can be obtained, there can be no executions in the commonwealth. By Tony McVeigh Oct 1 Local News Expiration Date Arrives For Lethal Injection Drug Tony McVeigh
Sep 20 Local News Wilson's Attorneys File New Motions A response has now been filed by public defender Dan Goyette of Louisville. Goyette says the Attorney General's motion is moot, and should be dismissed, because the death warrant for Wilson expired with the arrival of September 17th. By tcveigh Sep 20 Local News Wilson's Attorneys File New Motions tcveigh
Sep 3 Local News Coalition Director Says Wilson's Execution Should Be Stopped In less than two weeks, Kentuckian Gregory Wilson will be put to death for the rape and murder of Covington resident Deborah Pooley. An anti-death penalty group says Wilson’s execution should be delayed for several reasons. By Gabe Bullard Sep 3 Local News Coalition Director Says Wilson's Execution Should Be Stopped Gabe Bullard