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FreedomWorks Statement on Ohio Criminal Justice Bill, SB 3

By Peter Vicenzi

05/15/2019

WASHINGTON, D.C. -- In response to the Ohio Senate Judiciary Committee hearing today on SB 3, a landmark piece of criminal justice reform legislation, Adam Brandon, FreedomWorks President, commented:

“It’s exciting to see legislators in my home state of Ohio taking the right approach on drug sentencing laws with SB 3. The new bipartisan legislation would ensure that drug users and drug traffickers are not treated as one and the same under the law, and it would help users get treatment while requiring traffickers to serve necessary time. This is what the vast majority of Ohio wants. A new poll reveals 81 percent of Ohioans strongly agree that some of the money currently spent on locking up nonviolent offenders should be shifted to alternatives.

“Following in the footsteps of dozens of other states and the federal government, Ohio has a real chance to improve its criminal justice system with smart-on-crime policies. Focusing resources where they are most needed will make Ohio’s communities safer and its residents more prosperous. Across the ideological spectrum, we hope to see elected officials put their support behind SB 3 to see it enacted into law.”

Tags justice, criminal justice reform, sentencing reform, Ohio

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FreedomWorks Statement in Response to President Trump’s Third State of the Union Address

BY Peter Vicenzi

WASHINGTON, D.C. -- In response to President Trump’s third State of the Union address, Adam Brandon, FreedomWorks’ President, commented:

02/04/2020

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FreedomWorks Releases Issue Brief Entitled “Red State Redemption” Highlighting Conservative State Efforts In Support of Criminal Justice Reform

BY Peter Vicenzi

WASHINGTON, D.C. -- FreedomWorks today announces the release of its issue brief entitled, “Red State Redemption,” which highlights the efforts of conservative “red” states in addressing criminal justice reform. Josh Withrow, FreedomWorks’ Senior Policy Analyst, commented:

01/16/2020

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FreedomWorks Authors Issue Brief Addressing Occupational Licensure Reform for the Formerly Incarcerated

BY Peter Vicenzi

WASHINGTON, D.C. -- FreedomWorks released today its issue brief entitled,“Reducing Occupational Licensure as an Obstacle for the Formerly Incarcerated.” Occupational licensure requirements are a major impediment to the formerly incarcerated who strive to reenter society and the economy as productive, law-abiding citizens. FreedomWorks’ Senior Policy Analyst Josh Withrow commented:

01/14/2020

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FreedomWorks Statement in Response to Senate Passage of the Fair Chance Act in the NDAA Conference Report

BY Peter Vicenzi

WASHINGTON, D.C. -- In response to the Senate’s passage of the conference report for the National Defense Authorization Act for FY 2020, which included an important criminal justice reform measure, the Fair Chance Act, Jason Pye, FreedomWorks’ vice president of legislative affairs, commented:

12/17/2019

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FreedomWorks Statement in Response to Pennsylvania House Judiciary Committee’s Passage of Criminal Justice Reform Legislation

BY Peter Vicenzi

WASHINGTON, D.C. -- In response to the Pennsylvania House Judiciary committee’s passage today of multiple bills dealing with criminal justice reform, including expungement, occupational licensing, and probation reform, Jason Pye, FreedomWorks Vice President of Legislative Affairs, commented:

12/09/2019

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Support the Prohibiting Punishment of Acquitted Conduct Act, S. 2566

BY Adam Brandon

On behalf of FreedomWorks’ activist community, I urge you to contact your senators and ask them to cosponsor the Prohibiting Punishment of Acquitted Conduct Act, S. 2566. Introduced by Sens. Chuck Grassley (R-Iowa) and Dick Durbin (D-Ill.) and cosponsored by Sens. Mike Lee (R-Utah) and Patrick Leahy (D-Vt.), the Prohibiting Punishment of Acquitted Conduct Act would prohibit the practice of federal judges increasing sentences for charges for which the defendant has been acquitted.

09/26/2019

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FreedomWorks Statement in Response to the Introduction of the Smart-on-Crime ED ACCESS Act

BY Peter Vicenzi

WASHINGTON, D.C. -- In response to the introduction of the bipartisan, bicameral ED ACCESS Act by Sens. Rob Portman (R-Ohio) and Chris Van Hollen (D-Md.) and Reps. David Schweikert (R-Ariz.) and Danny Davis (D-Ill.), Jason Pye, FreedomWorks Vice President of Legislative Affairs, commented:

09/26/2019

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Colorado Among States Furthering Justice Reform in 2019

BY Sarah Anderson

In the wake of the federal prison and sentencing reform legislation, the First Step Act, states that have not yet embarked on criminal justice reform as well as states whose reforms served as models for the federal legislation have moved in their 2019 legislative sessions to contribute to the momentum behind the shift toward smart-on-crime policies.

09/20/2019

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FreedomWorks Statement in Response to Criticisms of Louisiana Criminal Justice Reform Efforts

BY Peter Vicenzi

WASHINGTON, D.C. -- In response to recent criticisms of criminal justice reforms in Louisiana by a gubernatorial candidate, Jason Pye, FreedomWorks Vice President of Legislative Affairs, commented:

09/19/2019

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FreedomWorks Gives Testimony to the Department of Justice Regarding Implementation of the First Step Act

BY Peter Vicenzi

WASHINGTON, D.C. -- Supporting the goals of the First Step Act of 2018, FreedomWorks offered verbal and written testimony yesterday to the Department of Justice’s NIJ Director Muhlhausen, Associate Deputy Attorney General Bacon, BOP Director Hawk Sawyer, and Associate BOP Director Hurwitz on the implementation of this critical piece of federal criminal justice reform legislation and its developing risk and needs assessment, “PATTERN.”

09/12/2019