With prisons at capacity, overdose deaths on the rise, and families fractured by incarceration, Gov. Matt Bevin announced plans to seek a smarter, compassionate, evidence-based approach to criminal justice in Kentucky. Gov. Bevin introduced his newly-formed Criminal Justice Policy Assessment Council. The 23-member panel will seek expert advice & study data-driven evidence over the next six months and recommend reforms in the 2017 General Assembly for a smarter, stronger and fairer system of justice.

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