Here are three conservative bills the House Judiciary Committee’s justice reform initiative should consider
The House Judiciary Committee announced the formation of a criminal justice reform initiative that will examine various pieces of legislation that would address issues including over-criminalization, sentencing reform, and prison…
Here’s why Congress must get big government out of the courtroom
Mark Weller and his court-appointed attorney, Brad Hansen, pleaded for leniency from U.S. District Court Judge Mark Bennett, who was at the center of a Washington Post story over…
Momentum is building in the Senate to get big government out of the courtroom
Over the last several years, many states, particularly where Republicans are in control, have looked for ways to get smarter on how they approach corrections. These states, such as Texas…
9 facts about mandatory minimums and the Smarter Sentencing Act
There was an extraordinary sight on the Senate floor early Tuesday evening as five members of the chamber, led by Sen. Mike Lee (R-UT), engaged in a nearly 40-minute conversation…
Senator Rand Paul on Justice Reform
Last Friday Senator Rand Paul spoke at Bowie State University about the need to reform our justice system. He spoke of the need to reform a system where 2 million…
Big government in the courtroom: Mandatory minimums don’t work and burden taxpayers
The momentum for fiscally conservative justice reforms continues to build. On Wednesday, former Texas Gov. Rick Perry expressed support for these efforts, pointing to the accomplishments of groundbreaking reforms…
Sentencing Reform: Let Judges Do their Jobs
The United States has the highest incarceration rate in the developed world, with enough people in prison to populate a small country. Preserving law and order is obvious a priority…