Fairness for all
Criminal justice reforms would improve law enforcement and public safety As Congress gets closer to passing federal criminal justice reforms, it is now more important than ever for those who have [...]
Sentencing reform bill advances in House
The House Judiciary Committee passed a criminal justice reform bill on Wednesday that would reduce certain mandatory minimum prison sentences to address overcrowding in the federal prison [...]
Sentencing reform bill advances in Senate
The Senate Judiciary Committee passed a criminal justice reform bill on Thursday that would reduce certain mandatory minimum prisons sentences to address overcrowding in the federal prison [...]
Utah’s Tolman: Criminal justice reform measure isn’t ‘going soft on crime’
Washington • Reforming criminal justice laws to curb excessive sentences isn’t “going soft on crime” but rather a nod to the fact that locking up first-time criminals for [...]
House Sentencing Reform Bill, Like the Senate Version, Makes Some Penalties Harsher
The sentence reductions in both bills are nevertheless a major improvement. The sentencing reform bill unveiled by the House Judiciary Committee yesterday largely tracks the one unveiled by the [...]
House Judiciary Committee Unveils Bipartisan Sentencing Reform Legislation
THIS LEGISLATION IS THE FIRST OF MANY BILLS TO BE INTRODUCED THAT IMPROVE THE CRIMINAL JUSTICE SYSTEM FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: October 8, 2015 CONTACT: Kathryn Rexrode or Jessica Collins, (202) [...]
Congress Reauthorizes USCIRF
Congress has passed legislation reauthorizing the U.S. Commission on International Religious Freedom (USCIRF) for four years. On Tuesday, the House of Representatives passed Senate bill 2078 by [...]
The Sentencing Reform and Corrections Act Is a Compromise, but a Pretty Good One
Last week a bipartisan group of senators, led by conservative Senate Judiciary Chairman Chuck Grassley (R-IA), announced the Sentencing Reform and Corrections Act of 2015. The bill clearly [...]
