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• Kentucky Vehicle Enforcement honors officers; Anthony Bersaglia named Officer of the Year
  Wednesday, June 04, 2008
  In the four years he's been an officer with the Department of Kentucky Vehicle Enforcement, Anthony Bersaglia has built a reputation among his colleagues for his determination and dedication to the job. A former deputy sheriff and conservation officer, he generates an activity level that, according to his commanders, no one else can reach, was selected to be a firearms instructor within his first year with the department, and is a double recipient of the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Award for Officer, which recognizes an officer for his or her dedication to commercial vehicle safety. “He is known as a man who sincerely reaches out to help those in need and help protect those who have entrusted their safety with him,” said Capt. Phillip Frazier, who coordinated the awards program. “He makes himself available to other officers and citizens, even when he is not on duty.” In honor of those achievements, KVE presented Bersaglia the 2007 Jason Cammack Officer of the Year Award, bestowing on him KVE's highest award, which recognizes “what a police officer should represent in his professional and personal life.”
• KVE Commissioner Greg Howard announces retirement
  Wednesday, June 04, 2008
  Kentucky Vehicle Enforcement Commissioner Greg Howard today announced his retirement from the agency he has headed since it gained department status in 2004.
• Malone, Combs named to key posts in Justice Cabinet's Legal Office
  Tuesday, May 27, 2008
  Kentucky Justice & Public Safety Cabinet Secretary J. Michael Brown today announced two key appointments within the cabinet’s Office of Legal Services. Connie Malone has been named Deputy General Counsel for the Justice Cabinet, and Brenn Combs has been promoted to General Counsel for the Department of Corrections.
• Justice Cabinet announces Victims of Crime Act (VOCA) funds available to communities
  Thursday, May 01, 2008
  Justice and Public Safety Secretary J. Michael Brown today announced that funding is available through the Cabinet for programs that offer direct services to victims of violent crime. Applications for the funding, which is received through the federal Victims of Crime Act (VOCA), are due by June 13, 2008. And for the first time, applications must be submitted online.
• Secretary Brown names chairs of criminal justice council committees
  Tuesday, April 29, 2008
  Justice and Public Safety Secretary J. Michael Brown has named chairpersons of each of five committees created to review specific issues that impact incarceration rates.
• Kentucky Selected to Participate in National Governors Association Meeting on Sentencing and Corrections
  Monday, April 28, 2008
  The National Governors Association (NGA) has notified Governor Steve Beshear that Kentucky’s application for the NGA’s Center for Best Practices’ “Executive Policy Retreat on Sentencing and Corrections” has been accepted. Kentucky is one of fourteen states that will be sending representatives to the retreat.
• Criminal justice initiatives signed into law
  Thursday, April 24, 2008
  Significant laws relating to Kentucky’s criminal justice system were passed by the General Assembly and signed into law by Gov. Steve Beshear, including initiatives to curb the rising costs of incarceration and improve the safety of law enforcement officers.
• Kentucky Criminal Justice Council to meet April 28
  Thursday, April 24, 2008
  Members of the Kentucky Criminal Justice Council will meet Monday, April 28 to review criminal justice initiatives enacted by the 2008 General Assembly.
• U.S. Supreme Court ruling upholds ‘competence and professionalism’ of execution protocol
  Wednesday, April 16, 2008
  Today’s 7-2 U.S. Supreme Court ruling upholding Kentucky’s use of lethal injection is a sweeping vindication of the commonwealth’s execution procedures against constitutional attack, according to Justice and Public Safety Secretary J. Michael Brown.
• Justice Cabinet officials praise passage and signing of federal compliance bills
  Wednesday, April 16, 2008
  Justice Cabinet officials today praised the passage and signing into law of two bills that preserve millions of dollars in federal funding by bringing the state into compliance with federal guidelines.
• Potter-Blair Named DOC Deputy Commissioner
  Tuesday, April 01, 2008
  Kentucky Department of Corrections Commissioner LaDonna Thompson today announced that Kimberly Potter-Blair, a 10-year veteran of the department, has been named Deputy Commissioner for Support Services for the DOC.
• Kentucky Criminal Justice Council to meet Monday
  Thursday, March 13, 2008
  The Kentucky Criminal Justice Council will meet Monday to take up its charge of recommending criminal justice reforms for the Commonwealth, Justice and Public Safety Secretary J. Michael Brown announced today.
• ‘Operation Byrne Blitz’ nets 565 arrests, 23 meth labs in Kentucky
  Wednesday, March 12, 2008
  Kentucky State Police and other law enforcement agencies throughout the Commonwealth discovered 23 meth labs, seized more than 2,400 pounds of marijuana, identified 16 drug endangered children and arrested 565 individuals in connection with illegal drug use in a 24-hour period. The one-day blitz was part of a national effort to highlight the effectiveness of concentrated drug enforcement activities.
• Governor Beshear Directs Justice Secretary to Move Forward on Criminal Justice Reform
  Wednesday, March 12, 2008
  As mentioned in his budget address, Kentucky Gov. Steve Beshear, has directed Justice and Public Safety Secretary J. Michael Brown to move forward with a comprehensive review of Kentucky’s penal code, sentencing guidelines and other issues relating to the escalating costs of the state’s criminal justice system, especially regarding prisons and jails.
• Governor Beshear Announces Kentucky’s Launch of Partnership for Drug Free America Chapter
  Wednesday, March 12, 2008
  Gov. Steve Beshear announced today that Kentucky has launched its state chapter of Partnership for a Drug-Free America today, tapping into a national, media-based education campaign to reduce illicit drug use in the Commonwealth.
• Secretary Brown Appoints 2 to Department of Juvenile Justice
  Wednesday, January 09, 2008
  Justice and Public Safety Cabinet Secretary J. Michael Brown today announced two appointments to the Department of Juvenile Justice. Ron Haws has been named Acting Commissioner for the Department, while Ann-Lynn Ellerkamp has been named Deputy Commissioner.