Felony Offenders
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Persistent offender law and incarceration rates.
Kentucky's persistent felony offender law is intended to extend prison sentences for the state's most serious repeat offenders. But some are saying the law is part of the reason for the state's high incarceration rate. Casey Parker-Bell reports on the conversation lawmakers are having about potential changes to the law.
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Felony Offenders
Clip: Season 1 Episode 7 | 2m 26sVideo has Closed Captions
Kentucky's persistent felony offender law is intended to extend prison sentences for the state's most serious repeat offenders. But some are saying the law is part of the reason for the state's high incarceration rate. Casey Parker-Bell reports on the conversation lawmakers are having about potential changes to the law.
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