drug courts

Kentuckians charged with low-level crimes often brought on by substance abuse or mental illness can avoid incarceration by participating in specialty courts. But the next two-year state budget being crafted in the General Assembly threatens to eliminate that option.

For the first time in history, Kentucky's Judicial Branch will be led by a woman. Kentucky Supreme Court justices have elected Deputy Chief Justice Debra Lambert to lead the high court.

Kentucky Chief Justice John Minton says that the state needs more money for drug courts and special courts that work with veterans and people with mental…