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- OCTOBER 31, 2001KentuckyDEATH PENALTY
Kentucky Governor Paul Patton recently announced that...
Kentucky Governor Paul Patton recently announced that he would support a bill to abolish the death penalty for those who commit crimes as 16- or 17-year olds
- OCTOBER 25, 2001KentuckyDEATH PENALTY
The Kentucky Supreme Court ruled 4-to-2 to reverse...
The Kentucky Supreme Court ruled 4-to-2 to reverse the death sentence Clawvern Jacobs faced for the slaying of Judy Ann Howard in 1986
- APRIL 27, 2001KentuckyDEATH PENALTY
Jefferson Circuit Judge Lisabeth Hughes Abramson sentenced...
Jefferson Circuit Judge Lisabeth Hughes Abramson sentenced to death Roger L
- APRIL 26, 2001KentuckyDEATH PENALTY
The Supreme Court overturned the death sentence of...
The Supreme Court overturned the death sentence of Gerald Young, though his murder conviction was upheld
- APRIL 5, 2001KentuckyDEATH PENALTY
A federal judge indefinitely postponed the execution...
A federal judge indefinitely postponed the execution of Ralph Baze, who was scheduled to die Tuesday for the slayings of the Powell County sheriff and a deputy in a 1992 ambush
- MARCH 23, 2001KentuckyDEATH PENALTY
A bill (SB38) sponsored by Sen
A bill (SB38) sponsored by Sen
- JANUARY 5, 2001KentuckyDEATH PENALTY
Rep. Tom Burch, D-Lousiville, sponsored a bill (HB122)...
Rep. Tom Burch, D-Lousiville, sponsored a bill (HB122) to abolish executions. The bill would require people who would have received the death penalty to be sentenced to life in prison without parole
- DECEMBER 29, 2000KentuckyDEATH PENALTY
Rep. Tom Burch (D-Louisville), who in 1974 voted to...
Rep. Tom Burch (D-Louisville), who in 1974 voted to reinstate the death penalty because he believed it was a deterrent, said he now intends to introduce legislation to abolish capital punishment in Kentucky. "I was just wrong," said Burch of his 1974 vote
- JUNE 1, 1999KentuckyDEATH PENALTY
In June, the Kentucky Coalition to Abolish the Death...
In June, the Kentucky Coalition to Abolish the Death Penalty decided a yearlong campaign of public education, recruiting, statewide organizing and the lobbying of legislators, to culminate in a bill before the 2000 General Assembly to end capital punishme
- MAY 26, 1999KentuckyDEATH PENALTY
Double murderer Eddie Harper, who after 16 years on...
Double murderer Eddie Harper, who after 16 years on death row said he preferred death over life, was executed by injection on May 26
- JANUARY 1, 1999KentuckyDEATH PENALTY
In 1998, Kentucky became the only state to pass a racial...
In 1998, Kentucky became the only state to pass a racial justice act