Senate President Robert Stivers, R-Manchester has filed Senate Bill 298, which would ease barriers for individuals seeking to re-enter society after serving time and/or paying fines for certain criminal offenses. Kentucky Smart on Crime applauds the Senate’s leadership on this issue and looks forward to continuing to work with lawmakers on both sides of the […]

Poll Finds ‘Remarkable’ Consensus Among Kentuckians in Favor of Criminal Justice Reform Majority of Kentucky Voters Support Removing Barriers that Make it More Difficult for Former Offenders to Find Jobs; Kentucky Smart on Crime Coalition Working to Ease Reentry into Society at State Level A poll of Kentucky voters released February 17, 2016 finds broad, […]

Kentucky Smart on Crime applauds House passage of expungement bill, encourages Senate to support measure that would save tax dollars, make communities safer Kentucky Smart on Crime, a diverse coalition of well-established Kentucky business, economic, faith-based and civil rights organizations, commended the passage of House Bill 40 from the state House of Representatives on Friday. […]

Reforms Will Save Tax Dollars, Help Economy and Make Communities Safer Well-established Kentucky business, economic, faith-based and civil rights organizations announced January 13, 2016 that they have formed a coalition – called Kentucky Smart on Crime – to advocate common sense criminal justice reforms in the Commonwealth. The coalition consists of the Kentucky Chamber of […]

The Kentucky Smart on Crime Coalition is working to move expungement legislation forward in the 2016 General Assembly. Returning citizens with low-level, class D felony convictions in Kentucky would be able to have their records expunged after certain criteria is met. Kentucky Smart on Crime believes this will help give people a second chance and […]