KY Court of Appeals frees former Gov. Matt Bevin from jail sentence while it considers appeal

By: Lantern staff

Outlets: Kentucky Lantern

Published: September 16, 2026

Words: 313

Last Updated: 1 day, 19 hours ago

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Former Gov. Matt Bevin will be immediately released from a 60-day jail sentence while the Kentucky Court of Appeals decides whether his incarceration was the proper punishment for his contempt of court charges, the Appeals Court ruled late Wednesday.

Bevin, 59, was arrested Sept. 3 and lodged in the Jefferson County jail to serve a 60-day sentence for contempt for failing to produce financial documents a judge had ordered him to provide in an …

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