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Grassley’s work on sentencing reform is promising
Originally appeared in the Des Moines Register By: Mary Reinking Our country seems to be swimming in an ocean of political partisanship. It feels as though there is no room in Washington for true conversation, compromise…
Why our Jewish and Christian faiths demand criminal justice reform
Originally appeared in Religion News Service By: Jonah Dov Pesner and Barrett Duke (RNS) A common theme invoked in both the Jewish holiday of Passover and the Christian holiday of Easter is the portrayal of suffering…
Conservative Principles Can Help End Unnecessary Pretrial Jail Time
Originally appeared in Huffington Post By: Marc Levin The right and left don’t seem to align on much these days — especially in an election year — but one clear exception is the need to…
Now Is The Time For Conservatives To Reform Our Federal Sentencing System
NBC News Puts A Spotlight On The Need To Reform Our Federal Sentencing System Leo Guthmiller Was Sentenced To A Minimum Of Ten Years In Prison After “A Junkie And His Girlfriend, Facing Stiff Prison…
David Perdue Wrong on Justice Reform
Originally appeared in GeorgiaPol.com By: Jason Pye On Thursday, a bipartisan group of senators, led by Judiciary Committee Chairman Chuck Grassley (R-Iowa), unveiled improvements to the Sentencing Reform and Corrections Act, S. 2123. The measure is…
Congress Should Follow the Red States’ Lead on Criminal-Justice Reform
Originally appeared in National Review By: Adam Brandon, Timothy Head, Marc Levin & Grover Norquist Nearly ten years ago, in 2007, Texas faced $527 million in immediate prison-construction costs, and $2 billion in additional costs by…
Grover Norquist: Conservatives Are Backing Criminal Justice Reform
View Americans for Tax Reform’s (ATR) Grover Norquist’s Full Interview With Newsmax TV HERE. Conservatives From Across The Country Are Getting Behind Criminal Justice Reform “Conservatives Are Getting Behind Criminal Justice Reform Across The Country…
As Drug Sentencing Debate Rages, ‘Ridiculous’ Sentences Persist
Originally appeared in NBC News By: Jon Schuppe When he was an addict and petty criminal, Leo Guthmiller knew little, and cared less, about the federal government’s harsh drug sentencing laws. The worst he’d endured was…
New Criminal Justice Reform Bill Gains Renewed Momentum & Conservative Support
At a press conference on Capitol Hill Thursday, a bipartisan group of Senators led by Mike Lee and John Cornyn on the Republican side, held a press conference to announce new revisions to a bipartisan…
ICYMI: Conservative Momentum for CJR Grows
In a sign of growing momentum and conservative enthusiasm, this week Republicans from across the country, including elected officials, local party leaders, prosecutors, veterans and economists, have voiced support for Congress to act now to…
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