Saturday, October 20, 2012

Commission Calling For End To Death Penalty

{Frankfort, Kentucky}...As of April 1st, Kentucky had 35 inmates on death row and last executed an inmate in 2008. The Kentucky Commission on Human Rights has called on the state to end the death penalty, saying it is often applied unfairly against minorities and the poor. State Senator Gerald Neal of Louisville says lawmakers have considered abolishing capital punishment but have never passed legislation to do so.