Overview

• District Judge Rebecca Jennings imposed a 33-month prison term for Hankison’s violation of Breonna Taylor’s civil rights during the 2020 Louisville raid.
• Jennings rejected a bid by the Justice Department’s Civil Rights Division for a one-day sentence equal to time served.
• Hankison was convicted in November 2024 of firing blindly through Taylor’s curtained bedroom window, though none of his shots struck her.
• Four other officers involved in the raid remain charged as Louisville officials and activists pursue broader police reforms.
• Taylor’s death, alongside George Floyd’s killing, catalyzed nationwide protests and intensified calls to ban no-knock warrants.