Kentucky

In states that restored people’s voting rights, many public agencies aren’t doing enough to assist, and the pandemic slowed grassroots plans to pick up the slack.

A Maryland prosecutor stops seeking cash bail, Kentucky and Virginia prosecutors limit pot cases, and a Hawaii prosecutor reduces charges for driving offenses.

Youth justice bills introduced in Maryland; Missouri mulls early release; Iowa and Kentucky consider expanding voting rights

“What kind of state is Kentucky, truly?” asked an organizer. “What kind of democracy, if you take away folks, Black and brown folks?”

In November, six states are holding referenda on whether to adopt “Marsy’s Law.”