Kentucky Gov. Beshear on Unlawful National Guard Deployments and Exantis Case

National Guard Deployment Concerns

• 🏛️ Kentucky Governor Andy Beshear joined other Democratic governors and attorneys general in filing an amicus brief supporting an Oregon action against the Trump administration.
• 🚫 The brief aims to prevent the National Guard of one state from entering another state against the objection of its governor, a move Beshear deems unlawful and un-American.
• 🚨 Beshear criticized the Trump administration's claims of widespread insurrections, stating that military forces should not be running around on streets and communities should not be militarized.
• 🤝 He highlighted the issue of governors like Greg Abbott sending the Texas National Guard to Illinois without the governor's welcome, questioning the reciprocal action.

Exantis Case and Parole Board

• ⚖️ Beshear addressed the Exantis situation, where a jury found the individual not guilty but mentally ill.
• ⛓️ The inmate's eligibility for release was based on earned credits for good behavior, schooling, and activities, which reduced a 20-year sentence to 10 years.
• 🗓️ Despite the legal framework for sentence reduction and supervised early release, the parole board unanimously voted against his release on September 30th.
• ❓ Beshear stated he would seek more information on why the parole board voted against release when they understood they could not stop it due to earned credits.
• ✅ He affirmed that the parole board did everything within their legal capacity to prevent the individual's release.