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SB 91 will cut prison population, help crime-reduction programs
I applaud Sen. Dan Sullivan for his endorsement of the Sentencing Reform and Corrections Act this past April. This bipartisan legislation will reform the mandatory minimum sentences that have made prison stays longer and costlier…
Law enforcement fires back at Cotton over ‘under-incarceration’
Law enforcement officials are firing back at Sen. Tom Cotton (R-Ark.) for his comments last week that the United States has an “under-incarceration problem.” Cotton, who’s become one of the most prominent opponents of a…
What conservative criminal justice reform isn’t
Passing conservative criminal justice reform, like the types of reforms that have proven successful in Texas, South Carolina, Georgia, and a number of other red states, could be a major legislative victory for conservatives on…
State Leaders From Across The Country Voice Support For Federal Criminal Justice Reform
Colorado: Rick Raemisch, Colorado Department of Corrections (DOC) Executive Director Raemisch: “Our Criminal Justice System Is Overburdened And Costly, And Is Not Making Us Safer.” “Our criminal justice system is overburdened and costly, and is…
CBO Forecasts Major Savings From Sentencing Reforms
The Sentencing Reform And Corrections Act Of 2015 “Would Amend Federal Law To Change The Prison Sentences Associated With Certain Offenses And Would Authorize The Appropriation Of Funds For Programs Intended To Reduce Recidivism.” “S.…
Congress Forecasters See Major Savings From Sentencing Reforms
Originally Posted on Reuters By: Julia Harte A criminal justice bill awaiting a vote by the U.S. Senate would reduce federal prison costs by $722 million over the next 10 years by releasing thousands of federal…
Conservative & National Law Enforcement Leaders Continue to Speak Out in Support of Federal Criminal Justice Reform
FreedomWorks President Adam Brandon & Former Virginia Attorney General Ken Cuccinelli Explain Why They Are Supporting Criminal Justice Reform “Conservative States Like Georgia, South Carolina And Texas Have Created A New Model For Criminal Justice…
Mass release of California prisoners didn’t cause rise in crime, two studies find
Originally Posted on The Washington Post By: Tom Jackman After California’s prison population reached the crisis stage of overcrowding — with some prisons at 300 percent capacity — the state in 2011 began to parole thousands of…
Pigott: US needs criminal justice reform
Each year, our country spends $80 billion to incarcerate nearly one out of every 100 people. After a lengthy legal career, and as a concerned citizen, I’m here to say that things must change. In…
Lawmakers must back criminal-justice reform
Originally Posted on the Orlando Sentinel By: Howard Simon and Dominic M. Calabro As Florida residents continue to engage in this presidential election, Republicans, Democrats and independents are split on many pressing issues. But there’s one issue…
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