To: Fellow Conservatives From: Pat Nolan Re: Incorrect Information about the First Step Act Date: May 29, 2018 Opponents of the First Step Act make two principal arguments against it: It “would require every federal prisoner, without…
Alexandria, VA – May 23, 2018 – The American Conservative Union Foundation (ACUF) recognized Oklahoma Senator Greg Treat (R-47th) for his work on criminal justice reform efforts in the Oklahoma legislature. Treat is the majority floor leader in the Oklahoma…
FIRST STEP Act Will Prepare Prisoners to Leave Prison Better Than They Enter Alexandria, VA – May 22, 2018 – The American Conservative Union Foundation (ACUF) hailed today’s passage of the FIRST STEP Act, H.R. 5682, a major reform of…
Interview originally published on pewtrusts.org Pat Nolan is a leading voice in the national criminal justice reform movement. The former Republican member of the California State Assembly served 29 months in federal custody for racketeering during the 1990s, and after…
Sign our Petition here. Last summer in Michigan, Siwatu-Salama Ra got into a verbal dispute with a neighbor. The neighbor escalated it by ramming her car multiple times into Ra’s vehicle, while her mother and two-year old daughter were nearby.…
Letters to the Editor, NOLA.com – The Times-Picayune By Pat Nolan, Director, ACUF CCJR Each year tens of thousands of people return to their homes after paying their debts to society, yet they will still be punished. Millions of formerly incarcerated…
On April 17, the Council of State Governments gave the Director of the ACU Foundation Center for Criminal Justice Reform, Pat Nolan, its “National Champion Award” in recognition of “His Contributions to Advancing Criminal Justice Reform and Improving Prisoner Reentry…
On May 3, the Center for Policing Equity presented ACUF CCJR Director, Pat Nolan, with its “Architect of Justice Award” for his lifetime of dedication to criminal justice reform. The Center for Policing Equity mentioned how Pat’s work has unified…
At the end of April, the ACUF Center for Criminal Justice Reform team traveled to Grand Rapids, Michigan for ALEC’s Criminal Justice Task Force Meeting. It was there that legislators from all over the country, as well as a multitude…
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: CONTACT: David Safavian 202.347.9388 Conservatives Praise Passage of Prison Reform Legislation; Collins Bill Reflects Policy Proposals of the American Conservative Union Alexandria, VA – May 9, 2018 – The American Conservative Union (ACU) and the American Conservative…