Kentucky forbids the execution of the mentally retarded...
Kentucky forbids the execution of the mentally retarded but allows the execution of juvenile offenders of 16 years and above
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Kentucky forbids the execution of the mentally retarded but allows the execution of juvenile offenders of 16 years and above. 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.
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