Kentucky Lawmakers Consider Abolishing Death Penalty
FRANKFORT, Ky. - 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 state Senate committee today. Senate Bill...
View ArticleHuman Rights Commission Urges Ky. Lawmakers to Repeal Death Penalty
LEXINGTON, Ky. - The Kentucky Commission on Human Rights has approved a resolution calling for the repeal of capital punishment in the Commonwealth.
View ArticleJudge to Hear Arguments Over Execution Method
FRANKFORT, Ky. - Attorneys for Kentucky are set to argue why lethal injections should be allowed to go forward for the first time in more than four years. Franklin Circuit Judge Phillip Shepherd will...
View ArticleDeath Penalty Opponents Fail To Sway House Committee
Despite appeals directed squarely at conservatives on the panel, a bill abolishing the death penalty in Kentucky couldn't gain traction in a House committee Wednesday.
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