Kentucky Baptist Convention endorses Marsy’s Law

Louisville, Ky. – Kentucky’s largest religious organization has come out in support of Marsy’s Law.

Kentucky Baptist Convention, consisting of more than 2,400 churches and 750,000 members across Kentucky, says it supports Marsy’s Law, which would amend Kentucky’s constitution to ensure crime victims have the right to a voice in the judicial process and the right to be made aware of upcoming hearings or changes in their offenders’ status.

Kentucky is one of only 14 states without constitutional-level rights for victims of crime. If adopted by Kentucky voters in November 2018, Marsy’s Law would amend Kentucky’s constitution to ensure crime victims have the right to a voice in the judicial process and the right to be made aware of upcoming hearings or changes in their offenders’ status.

The Convention’s resolution noted that, “Marsy’s Law seeks to correct that imbalance of justice by establishing some key constitutional basic rights for victims of crime such as the right to be heard, right to notice of proceedings, the right to be present at proceedings, and standing to enforce these rights. The absence of protections creates an imbalance of justice for victims already facing tragic loss and/or physical or emotional trauma while navigating a complex legal system that does not protect them with the same ferocity that it does the accused and convicted.”