FreedomWorks Sends Letter in Support of Senate Judiciary Markup of Criminal Justice Reform Bills
Today, FreedomWorks sent a letter to the Senate Committee on the Judiciary in support of its markup of three smart-on-crime justice reform bills that will receive consideration tomorrow: the COVID-19…
Faces of the American Freedom Initiative’s National Pardon Project: Rufus Rochell
FreedomWorks recently announced the launch of the American Freedom Initiative (AFI), a collaboration headed by former acting U.S. Attorney General Matt Whitaker. This project aims to help relieve injustices…
FreedomWorks’ Bill of the Month for April 2020: Bill to Correct the Elderly Home Detention Pilot Program, H.R. 4018
FreedomWorks is proud to announce that our bill of the month for April 2020 is the bill to correct the Elderly Home Detention Pilot Program, H.R. 4018. This bipartisan…
FreedomWorks Urges House Members to Support H.R. 4018
The First Step Act has seen success since its passage in December 2018, but much more work remains to be be done at the federal level on criminal justice reform.
Violent Crime Dropped in 2018 to the Second-Lowest Point Since 1991
The Federal Bureau of Investigation recently released its annual crime statistics report. There hasn’t been much media coverage of the report, but it does show the violent crime rate…
Colorado Among States Furthering Justice Reform in 2019
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…
FreedomWorks’ Member of the Month for May 2019: Rep. Jim Sensenbrenner (R-Wisc.)
FreedomWorks is proud to honor Rep. Jim Sensenbrenner (R-Wisc.) as our member of the month for May 2019. Rep. Sensenbrenner represents the people of Wisconsin’s 5th Congressional District, which…
DOJ Offers a Mixed Bag Update on First Step Act Implementation
On Monday, the Department of Justice (DOJ) put out a release outlining its intentions for and the status of the implementation of the First Step Act. Signed into law…
Support the Fair Chance Act, H.R. 1076 and S. 387
On behalf of our activist community, I urge you to contact your senators and representative and ask them to support the Fair Chance Act, H.R. 1076 and S. 387. Introduced…
Florida Needs Its Own First Step on Justice Reform
Following the enactment of transformative federal criminal justice reform legislation, the First Step Act, Congress and states have the green light to continue — or, in many cases, start —…