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 [...]
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 [...]
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 [...]
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 [...]
Congress Reauthorizes USCIRF
Congress has passed legislation reauthorizing the U.S. Commission on International Religious Freedom (USCIRF) for four years. On Tuesday, the [...]
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 [...]
USCIRF crucial to religious freedom, Moore says
WASHINGTON (BP) — Southern Baptist ethicist Russell Moore has joined a diverse collection of religious liberty advocates to urge members of [...]
Religious groups: Don’t dismantle USCIRF
From WORLD. RELIGIOUS LIBERTY | International advocates back Sen. Marco Rubio’s reauthorization bill and insist the United States needs a strong, [...]
Right and Left Unite on Drug Sentencing. What Could Possibly Go Wrong?
Will Senator Grassley kill the Smarter Sentencing Act? From the Marshall Project. By Christie Thompson. Filed12:17 p.m. 11.17.2014. As advocates [...]
Mitchell Speaks at Conferences on Religion, Security and Citizenship in Kyrgyzstan and Nepal
From 24 February-2 March 2014, the Institute for Global Engagement (IGE) held two successive conferences focusing on religion, security, and [...]
