Americans for Prosperity-South Dakota Launches Effort to Highlight Second Chance Month

Apr 24, 2019 by AFP

SIOUX FALLS, SD – Americans for Prosperity-South Dakota (AFP-SD) today launched a direct mail and digital advertisement campaign to thank lawmakers who supported a smarter criminal justice system by preserving presumptive probation during this year’s legislative session. The direct mail and digital advertisements come as part of a national, six-figure effort highlighting criminal justice progress across 10 states in celebration of Second Chance Month.

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AFP-SD State Director Don Haggar released the following statement:

“Presumptive probation breaks barriers for South Dakotans and allows people who committed low-level offenses to rehabilitate their lives. We applaud our lawmakers for their efforts to ensure our justice system is smart on crime and soft on taxpayers.”

Background:

Americans for Prosperity-South Dakota worked closely with the American Civil Liberties Union of South Dakota (ACLU-SD) during legislative session to oppose Senate Bill 19, which sought to overturn presumptive probation.

Americans for Prosperity and American Civil Liberties Union Come Together to Support Presumptive Probation

Click here to see our national action page.

For further information or an interview, reach Nicole Tardif at NTardif@afphq.org or (571) 329-0161.