Criminal Justice (Sentencing)

This bill amends Kentucky's sentencing laws to remove the 70-year cap on consecutive indeterminate prison terms for certain offenses. It allows judges to impose consecutive sentences for multiple crimes without a maximum limit, except for specific exceptions like when sentences run concurrently for mixed definite and indeterminate terms. The legislation also mandates consecutive sentencing for defendants convicted of multiple felony sex crimes involving multiple victims and clarifies how sentences are calculated when new crimes are committed while a person is already incarcerated. These changes directly affect judges, prosecutors, and defendants by altering how prison time is calculated for repeat offenders and those committing crimes while already in the justice system.