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CPAC 2017: Prosecutorial Misconduct

CPAC 2017: What is the conservative solution to reigning in prosecutorial misconduct in the U.S. Criminal Justice System? Pat Nolan (Director, Center for Criminal Justice Reform, ACU Foundation) moderates the discussion with David A. Keene (Opinion Editor, The Washington Times);

ACU Foundation to Host Two Panels on Criminal Justice Reform at the 2017 Conservative Political Action Conference

Washington, DC, February 22, 2017 – The American Conservative Union Foundation will be hosting two major panels on criminal justice reform at ACUF’s annual Conservative Political Action Conference, CPAC 2017: Prosecutors Gone Wild and Conservatives Leading the Way on Criminal

Inside Mississippi’s Asset Forfeiture Extortion Racket

Originally posted on Reason.com by C.J. Ciaramella It was the first time in Mississippi defense attorney Richard Rehfeldt’s long career that he can remember where police seized a client’s furniture. In 2012, Rehfeldt says the Hind County Sheriff’s Office raided

Virginia Takes Step Toward Ending Trial By Ambush

Sen. Bill Stanley introduces a proposal to level the playing field between prosecutors and accused Washington, DC, February 13, 2017 – Legislation introduced by State Senator Bill Stanley (R-Moneta) would reform the rules prosecutors must follow in providing defendants access

Center for Criminal Justice Reform Lauds Sessions’ Confirmation

AG Led the Way on Key Reforms Dealing with Prison Rape and Crack Cocaine Parity Washington, DC, Feb. 10, 2017 – The American Conservative Union Foundation’s Center for Criminal Justice Reform issued a statement today lauding the confirmation of Senator

Hope for Heroin Addicts and Their Families in Virginia

ACU Foundation Lauds Del. Kirk Cox for Leadership in Tackling the Opioid Crisis Washington, DC, Feb. 9, 2017 – The American Conservative Union Foundation’s Center for Criminal Justice Reform issued a statement today concerning passage of legislation in the Virginia