In Memoriam | February 2022 baylor.edu - get the latest breaking news, showbiz & celebrity photos, sport news & rumours, viral videos and top stories from baylor.edu Daily Mail and Mail on Sunday newspapers.
Jeffrey B. Coffey
Prosecutors statewide were blindsided earlier this week by news that the Kentucky Parole Board is giving nearly 50 violent offenders another shot at parole.
On Wednesday, the Commonwealth s Attorneys Association learned that the state parole board had issued a new directive on April 1 nearly six weeks before that offenders with life sentences can no longer be issued a serve out during their first parole hearing. The new rule would be to defer parole eligibility at that initial hearing for no longer than 120 months, or 10 years. The issuance of a serve out at that first hearing is expressly prohibited.
Bill to prohibit death penalty for mentally ill approved by Senate committee kentuckynewera.com - get the latest breaking news, showbiz & celebrity photos, sport news & rumours, viral videos and top stories from kentuckynewera.com Daily Mail and Mail on Sunday newspapers.