DATE: December 20, 2018 CONTACT: David Safavian General Counsel (202) 347-9388 dsafavian@conservative.org Conservatives Applaud Passage of Criminal Justice Reform “First Step Act is the Most Consequential Criminal Justice Bill in a Generation” WASHINGTON, DC—The U.S. House of Representatives passed the…
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE December 13, 2018 Contact: David Safavian Phone: (202) 347-9388 Email: dsafavian@conservative.org *Location and Time Change* Conservative Criminal Justice Reform Advocates to Rally Support for the First Step Act Join Senator Mike Lee at Press Conference Thursday in…
Scottie Barns’ dad was a convicted drug dealer, and she’s never even been told “I love you” from him. He spent most of his life locked up, so Scottie knows the deep-rooted pain associated with growing up without a father.…
Originally Published: U.S. Senate Written by: Sen.Thom Tillis WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, U.S. Senator Thom Tillis (R-NC) co-sponsored the First Step Act, bipartisan legislation to reform America’s criminal justice system. The First Step Act combines prison reform proposals that overwhelmingly…
Originally Published: Lincoln Journal Star Written by: Robert Milligan & Heather Rice-Minus President Donald Trump, flanked by law enforcement officials and faith leaders, recently urged lawmakers to pass a criminal justice bill that would reform the federal prison system. “It’s…
Originally Published: Washington Examiner Written by: Craig DeRoche Do you feel safe walking down the street at night? Do you let your kids play in the front yard? These are the everyday, quality-of-life questions that, no matter how polarized our…
Originally Published by: Omaha World-Herald Written by: Shon Hopwood & Dawinder S. Sidhu By every measure, the federal prison system is in crisis. Since 1980, the federal prison population has surged over 600 percent. Spending on federal prisons has ballooned…
Originally Published: Washington Examiner Written by: Steven Nelson President Trump unveiled one of his top legislative priorities before Democrats take over the House of Representatives: passage of the First Step Act, which would reduce some prison sentences. Though he still…