Hands Off Cain
KENTUCKY·DEATH PENALTY·JANUARY 1, 2002·1 MIN READ

Kentucky forbids the execution of the mentally retarded...

Kentucky forbids the execution of the mentally retarded but does not forbid the execution of juvenile offenders

Kentucky forbids the execution of the mentally retarded but does not forbid the execution of juvenile offenders. The state has life without parole. A jury decides the sentence. The Governor has the sole authority to commute a death sentence to a term of life without parole.