The commission, which will meet monthly and hear from experts focusing on racial disparities, is tasked with making recommendations for potential legislative action.
The Department of Corrections made at least $3.2 million last year off of incarcerated people’s phone calls, financial records obtained by the Kentucky Center for Investigative Reporting have revealed.
More than 200 people gathered Saturday in Murray for a parade through town and a picnic at a local park to celebrate the LBGTQ community, as a part of Pride month. For some, the celebration was the first Pride event they had ever attended, and the event was only the second ever Pride celebration held in the western Kentucky college town.
Kentucky Attorney General Daniel Cameron is wading into a precedent-setting legal battle to determine if the fees associated with expunging a criminal record can be waived for people who can’t afford them.
Cameron, in a Sunday appearance on Fox News, accused President Joe Biden of throwing fuel on the fire in remarks after the Derek Chauvin verdict in Minnesota.
