We’re proud to close out #SecondChanceMonth by joining the call for federal #CleanSlate legislation with the The Clean Slate Initiative.

We’re all more than the worst thing we’ve ever done, & we all deserve the chance to rebuild our lives.

Read more about Clean Slate and H.R. 2930 ⬇️

Watch the full Kentucky Tonight episode on housing, homelessness, HB 5, and Grants Pass here: ket.org/program/kentuc…

➡️ Housing, not handcuffs, helps people experiencing homelessness.
➡️ Street camping bans criminalize some of Kentucky's most vulnerable people.
➡️ Only 33 of Kentucky's 120 counties currently have a homeless shelter. Kentucky needs more funding for housing & shelters.

ICYMI: Our justice reform policy strategist Kungu Njuguna was on Kentucky Tonight to talk homelessness, street camping bans, HB 5, and Grants Pass v. Johnson.

Key takeaways...

New year, same message: as we kick off #Derby Week in the Commonwealth, remember that none of this is possible without the hundreds of immigrants working long hours in often dangerous conditions at the Backside.

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This ruling affirms what we already know: medical decisions belong between patient and doctor, not patient and government.

Congrats to trans folks and allies in WV and NC on this victory! 🏳️‍⚧️

REMINDER: Join our Reproductive Freedom Project Local Action Team Meetings this week!

606 & 270 = TONIGHT
859 & 502 = TOMORROW

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TONIGHT, 8PM: Watch Kentucky Tonight featuring our justice reform policy strategist Kungu Njuguna talk homelessness, Johnson v. Grants Pass, and the street camping ban in #HB5 ⬇️

Today we sent an open letter to college and university presidents across the nation outlining five basic guardrails to ensure freedom of speech and academic freedom while protecting against discriminatory harassment and disruptive conduct.

Read more: aclu.org/news/free-spee…

Tonight at 8 on KET, join Renee Shaw for a discussion about housing, homelessness and HB 5 with George Eklund of Coalition for the Homeless, Richard Nelson of Commonwealth Policy Center, Kungu Njuguna of ACLU of Kentucky and Paul Salamanca of University of Kentucky Rosenberg College of Law.

TONIGHT: Pack the Room to tell Metro Council the secret LMPD contract is unacceptable.

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📣 Interested in reproductive freedom organizing & actions in your local area? Join us! 📣

We're holding 4 Local Action Team calls across the state next week. We'll recap #KYGA24 repro themes & discuss ways to stay active in your district.

Register: mobilize.us/acluofkentucky/

We’ve said it before and we’ll say it again: the deeply flawed street camping ban in the Safer Kentucky Act will only cause chaos for people experiencing homelessness and those trying to help them. #HousingNotHandcuffs

Today at the Supreme Court, oral arguments begin in Grants Pass v. Johnson, a case that will determine whether or not cities can punish people for sleeping outside when they have nowhere else to go.

As we argued in our brief, saddling people with fines and criminal records for…

TODAY, 4/22: Join us at the Housing Not Handcuffs Rally at 3pm at the Mazzoli Federal Building in Louisville.

The rally coincides with today's SCOTUS hearing of Johnson v. Grants Pass, a case that will determine if criminalizing homelessness is cruel and unusual punishment.

JOIN US: #KYGA24 is over, but the fight to protect & expand civil liberties for Kentuckians must continue.

Join our virtual Legislative Wrap-Up for a look at this session's highs & lows, & how you can stay involved during the upcoming year.

RSVP here: bit.ly/2024LegeWrapUp

Happy 4/20, y'all.

No one should be in prison for marijuana. Let's legalize it and repair the racial disparities in marijuana arrests in Kentucky and beyond.

We commend Rep. Burke for her bravery in sharing her story about pregnancy, fetal anomalies, and how Kentucky's abortion ban impacted her and her family.

Abortion is health care. Read Rep. Burke's full story ⬇️

REMINDER: Mon, 4/22, is the last day to register to vote in the primary! Are you ready?

✅ Visit bit.ly/KYVoterinfo to register or renew, find your polling location, & more.
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HB 10 - the Momnibus Bill - was also added to SB 74.

This is a win for Kentucky families.