Regulatory Action Center Review – August 12, 2020
Welcome to the new and improved Regulatory Action Center (RAC) Review! RAC proudly keeps you up to date on what we’re up to and what we’re keeping our eyes on…
FCC Primed to Deliver Wins at August Open Meeting
The sky is blue, grass is green, it’s a day that ends in ‘y,’ and Federal Communications Commission (FCC) Chairman Ajit Pai is the subject of disingenuous attacks from the…
Red State Redemption: Ten Conservative States That Have Led the Way on Justice Reform
In the early 2000’s, many of the states which had enacted the harshest mandatory sentences and "tough on crime" laws were also facing budget crises and desperately overcrowded prisons. In…
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…
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 —…
Support and Whip YES on the First Step Act, S. 3649
On behalf of FreedomWorks’ activist community, I urge you to contact your senators and ask them to support the First Step Act, S. 3649, and to co-sponsor and whip YES…
Tom Cotton Is Wildly Wrong About Justice Reform
The effort to reform the federal prison system is gaining a lot of attention. President Donald Trump has expressed support for prison reform on multiple occasions, including a mention in…
Tailored Fix to Enhancements Under 21 U.S.C. 841 and 851 Is Common Sense
One sentencing reform provision considered for inclusion in a reform package as part of a deal to move President Trump’s priority legislation, the FIRST STEP Act, through the Senate…
DOJ Overtly Attempts to Undermine President Trump’s Prison Reform Agenda
Over the past several months, there has a been a campaign against the FIRST STEP Act, H.R. 5682, waged by a handful of reactionaries whose mindset is better suited…
Criminal Justice Reform Success Story Unfolds in Utah
In 2015, Utah legislators passed and Governor Gary Hulburt signed into law a package, HB 348, to reform its state criminal justice system. This package included new concepts such…