Public Statements

Highlighting Women in Criminal Justice Reform: Alice Marie Johnson

Did you know that March is Women’s History Month? Women play a critical role in the fight for criminal justice reform. In honor of Women’s History Month, we’ll be highlighting a few of the women who have championed for real

Reform Groups Applaud “Florida First Step Act”

Conservatives Applaud Passage of Criminal Justice Reform “First Step Act is the Most Consequential Criminal Justice Bill in a Generation”

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

Conservative Criminal Justice Reform Advocates to Rally Support for the First Step Act

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

American Conservative Union Scores Win with Approval of ALEC Model Policy

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE December 4, 2018 CONTACT: David Safavian or Kaitlin Owens PHONE: 202-347-9388 EMAIL: dsafavian@conservative.org kowens@conservative.org Dignity for Incarcerated Women Advances at ALEC American Conservative Union Scores Win with Approval of ALEC Model Policy Washington, D.C. – At the winter meeting of

ACU Stands with President Trump, Congressional Republicans, and Law Enforcement to Support the FIRST STEP ACT

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Wednesday, November 14, 2018 Washington, DC – The American Conservative Union’s (ACU) general counsel, David Safavian, issued the following statement today about the important criminal justice reform legislation known as the First Step Act: “Ninety-five percent of