Bill would allow alternatives to jail for parents with dependents
A bill filed last week in Frankfort would require judges to consider whether a parent convicted of a crime should be given a sentence other than incarceration, in order to keep the parent with ...
Daily Bulldog2d
LD 246: An Act to Establish the Option of Sentencing Alternatives for Primary Caregivers; Family-Focused Sentencing Reform
A public hearing will be held for LD 246 on Thursday, February 13, 2025 at 9:30am at the State House in August, Room 438. LD ...
Over half of incarcerated Kentuckians have kids. Bill would try to keep families together
The bill is necessary, supporters say, because KY incarcerates women at one of the highest rates in the nation. More than ...
Psychology Today2y
American Alternative Court Services
AACS specializes in Diversion, Restorative, and Alternative Sentencing Court programs that can be obtained in lieu of a life-altering criminal conviction. AACS Counseling prides itself on being a ...
Man gets sentencing alternative in fatal Everett overdose
Bresnan’s public defender, on the other hand, requested a Drug Offender Sentencing Alternative, often a lesser sentence that ...
Magnolia Reporter13d
Magnolia man gets alternative sentence after choking mother
A man who tried to choke his mother last November got a second chance by being sentenced Wednesday, January 29, 2025 to the ...