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FreedomWorks Statement on Ohio Criminal Justice Bill, SB 3

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 Praises Bipartisan Letter Urging DOJ to Transfer Elderly Offenders to Home Confinement

BY Peter Vicenzi

WASHINGTON, D.C. -- Following the release of a bipartisan letter co-led by Sens. Chuck Grassley (R-Iowa), Mike Lee (R-Utah), Mike Crapo (R-Idaho), Thom Tillis (R-N.C.), and Kevin Cramer (R-S.D.) urging the Department of Justice and Bureau of Prisons to transfer nonviolent elderly inmates into home confinement, Jason Pye, FreedomWorks' Vice President of Legislative Affairs, commented:

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Pennsylvania's Rep. Delozier Leads on Justice Reform

BY Sarah Anderson

Just as the coronavirus pandemic is not an excuse for legislatures to pass irresponsible measures in the name of protecting their citizenry, the coronavirus pandemic is also not an excuse for these same legislatures to forego their responsibilities to continue working on unrelated issues. Once the current state of affairs has passed, citizens will return to their daily patterns and elected officials to their posts taking care of issues unrelated to coronavirus.

03/20/2020

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Regulatory Action Center Review - March 12, 2020

BY Luke Hogg

Welcome to FreedomWorks Foundation’s second regulatory review of 2020! Our Regulatory Action Center proudly updates you with the latest regulatory actions from the swamp. We want to smash barriers between bureaucracy and the American people by delivering regulatory news straight to FreedomWorks activists. Check back next week for the next edition.

03/12/2020

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FreedomWorks Launches American Freedom Initiative with Former AG Matthew Whitaker

BY Peter Vicenzi

WASHINGTON, D.C. -- FreedomWorks is pleased to announce the launch of the American Freedom Initiative (AFI), which aims to recommend deserving individuals to the Trump administration for pardons and commutations.

03/11/2020

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Criminal Justice Reform: Real Momentum Continues

BY Sarah Anderson

Last week, President Trump extended clemency to nearly a dozen Americans. Much contention has arisen around those who he chose to pardon and commute the sentences of, but there are a few simple truths that undergird the whole process and remain true, no matter who clemency is given to. Chief among these is that, in order to pursue justice, prison sentences should be no more excessive than necessary to fit the crime -- That is, to provide proper measures for punitive purposes, for any victims’ purposes, and importantly for rehabilitative purposes.

02/28/2020

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FreedomWorks and Young Americans for Liberty Launch New England “First Step and Beyond” Criminal Justice Reform Tour

BY Peter Vicenzi

WASHINGTON, D.C. -- FreedomWorks and Young Americans for Liberty (YAL) announce today the launch of the “First Step and Beyond” New England criminal justice reform tour. The tour, which features stops at three New England college campuses, seeks to raise awareness about the need for further criminal justice reform since the passage of the First Step Act in late 2018.

02/25/2020

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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