Pennsylvania on the Cusp of Passing Forfeiture Reform
Current Pennsylvania law allows police to seize property without due process or conviction of a crime. Civil asset forfeiture legally incentivizes policing for profit by allowing the police to…
Support Civil Asset Forfeiture Reform in Pennsylvania
On behalf of the FreedomWorks activist community in Pennsylvania, I urge you to support the amended version of Senate Bill 869, sponsored by state Sen. Mike Folmer (R-Lebanon). The bill…
84% of Pennsylvania Voters Support Forfeiture Reform
The main principle behind civil asset forfeiture reform legislation introduced in both chambers of the Pennsylvania General Assembly is widely embraced by voters in the Commonwealth, according to a survey…
Law enforcement funding should come from Pennsylvania lawmakers, not from the property of innocent people
Pennsylvania has one of the worst civil asset forfeiture laws in the country, in the country, but a recently introduced reform proposal would protect innocent people from this form…
FreedomWorks supports efforts in Pennsylvania to protect private property and restore due process
This afternoon, Pennsylvania state Rep. Jim Cox (R-Sinking Spring) introduced HB 508, a bill that would offer protections for innocent property owners and restore due process in the Commonwealth.
New report reveals shocking abuse of Pennsylvania’s civil asset forfeiture laws against innocent property owners
Pennsylvania’s long-awaited, all-encompassing civil asset forfeiture reform bill was introduced in the Senate in bipartisan fashion. Just before the bill was introduced, the Commonwealth’s chapter of the American Civil…
Pennsylvania lawmakers introduce legislation to protect innocent property owners from government overreach
Christo Sourovelis was surprised, in May 2014, to find out that his 22-year-old son, Yanni, was selling $40 worth of drugs out of the family’s suburban Philadelphia home. His son,…