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Governor Beshear makes it easier for felons to vote
Wants a review of Kentucky’s penal code this year more>>

Restoration of Voting Rights for Former Felons

There have been plenty of news stories across the Commonwealth about Kentucky's big step forward in restoring voting rights to former felons who have served their time.
Here are a few:

  • "Restoring voting rights eased," Lexington Herald-Leader
  • "Regaining voting rights easier," Courier Journal
  • "Beshear makes restoring felon voting rights easier," News-Enterprise
  • "Felon Voting Rights To Be Restored," Kentucky Post
  • "Beshear simplifies process to restore voting rights for felons," Herald-Dispatch/AP
  • "Felon Voting Rights," WTVQ
  • Rally and Lobby Day in Frankfort
    Hundreds Rally For Bill That Would Let Felons Vote After Serving Time
    186,000 Kentuckians Disenfranchised Because Of Convictions more>>

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    Legislative Session Page and Information more>>

    -----Top Stories-----

    Alcoholism is not just a 'man's disease' anymore
    5/May/2008 5:41
    A new examination has found substantial increases in drinking and alcohol dependence among women. more>>

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    Afghans Battle Drug Addiction
    6/Apr/2008 12:57
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    Runner gets homeless on right track
    4/Apr/2008 6:28
    "Back On My Feet" running club hit the streets. more>>

    From the brink of suicide to saving livesStory Highlights
    21/Mar/2008 11:11
    Scott Silverman was on the verge of jumping from a 44th-floor window 23 years ago more>>

    Rising prison numbers worry Ky.
    17/Mar/2008 9:21
    Officials will meet today to consider solutions more>>

    Chief justice criticizes court funding
    15/Mar/2008 8:19
    PREDICTS LAYOFFS, 'HARMFUL REDUCTIONS' more>>

    Beshear supports Kelly's prison diversion bill
    11/Mar/2008 17:42
    The bill would create a 200-bed facility in which non-violent drug offenders would be treated. more>>

    Brain Chemistry Ties Anxiety And Alcoholism
    6/Mar/2008 6:26
    Previous research has shown that people with inherently high levels of anxiety are at an increased risk of becoming alcoholics more>>

    Money running out for teen hangout that fights drug, alcohol abuse
    5/Mar/2008 9:58
    LANSAT (Louisville Adolescent Network for Substance Abuse Treatment) more>>

    In Alabama, a Fight to Regain Voting Rights Some Felons Never Lost
    2/Mar/2008 7:26
    Many had never actually lost the right. more>>

    Brain stress system presents possible treatment target for alcohol dependence
    29/Feb/2008 7:30
    New studies by researchers at the National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism (NIAAA) more>>

    For the first time in history, more than one in every 100 American adults is in jail or prison
    29/Feb/2008 5:32
    2.3 million U.S. adults incarcerated at beginning of 2008 more>>

    Social workers help find alternatives to prison
    26/Feb/2008 8:36
    Pilot project of the state Department of Public Advocacy more>>

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