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Kentucky’s incarceration rate among highest in the world
Kentucky puts six times as many people behind bars as the UK, and nine times as many as Italy.
Kentucky puts six times as many people behind bars as the UK, and nine times as many as Italy.
Kentucky has joined more than half the country in declaring June 19 as Juneteenth National Freedom Day.
A bill first introduced in 1999 is resurfacing in 2024.