Politics and prisons, populations and pardons: repeating the past in more expensive ways

By Kyle Ellison  February 6, 2020  (Revised October 12, 2020)  Disabled prison inmates in Frankfort, Kentucky circa 1911 In his final days in office Governor Bevin issued 650 pardons, several of which were highly controversial. We should think about the remaining 37.000 people who remain in Kentucky’s prisons and jails. Over the 220 years Kentucky has … Continue reading Politics and prisons, populations and pardons: repeating the past in more expensive ways