WKMS Murray State: Kelley Paul Presses McConnell To Move Criminal Justice Reform Forward
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Two days before Thanksgiving, Kelley Paul joked she'd rather be in the kitchen making sweet potato casserole, but she spent much of Tuesday on the media circuit, pressing McConnell to prioritize the First Step Act. A 2018 poll commissioned by the Justice Action Network found that a majority of Kentuckians think the nation’s criminal justice system is in need of reform, mirroring nationwide sentiments.
For Paul, criminal justice reform has become a family affair. In the 1980s, her father-in-law, Texas Congressman Ron Paul, warned that the over-criminalization of drug crimes would have unintended consequences. His son, U.S. Senator Rand Paul of Kentucky has co-sponsored criminal justice reform legislation with some of his Democratic colleagues.