FRANKFORT, Ky. (KT) – The ACLU of Kentucky and the Kentucky Department of Public Advocacy recently settled a lawsuit regarding the way Kentucky Department of Corrections handles mail sent to
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Damon Preston, Kentucky’s Public Advocate and the head of DPA, said he told legislators the public defender staffing crisis would only worsen without more funding.
Kentucky’s public defenders are preparing for a potential surge in demand following the Supreme Court’s decision in Dobbs v. Jackson Women’s Health Organization, which overturned federal protections for abortion access granted nearly 50 years ago under Roe v. Wade.