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Arlington, Va. – Americans for Prosperity (AFP) today applauded the Judiciary Committee for planning to mark up three key bills: the First Step Implementation Act, the COVID-19 Safer Detention Act, and the Prohibiting Punishment of Acquitted Conduct Act. These bills reform the federal criminal justice system, while enhancing the safety of our communities. AFP Senior […]
CONCORD, NH – Americans for Prosperity-New Hampshire (AFP-NH) today participated in a press conference with the Institute for Justice and Ben Cohen and Jerry Greenfield, co-founders of Ben & Jerry’s, supporting reforming the state’s qualified immunity laws. Qualified immunity is a judge-made doctrine that shields the government from legal accountability in civil court even when […]
On April 7, New Mexico Governor Michelle Lujan Grisham signed into law HB 4, the New Mexico Civil Rights Act. The law provides an avenue for New Mexicans to file a lawsuit against government employees, including law enforcement officers, if they have had their constitutional rights violated. Additionally, the law explicitly prohibits the government from using […]
Americans for Prosperity is working to reform the nation’s asset forfeiture laws, which often permit law enforcement to seize and forfeit private property from individuals without ever charging them with a crime. In almost all jurisdictions, when law enforcement does take ownership of a persons’ property, they get to keep most or all of the […]
Americans for Prosperity-Kentucky activists, volunteers, and coalition partners worked hard this legislative session to bring transformational change to Kentucky. As a result of their efforts, the commonwealth is a more free and prosperous place to live, with more opportunity for all in the areas of education, criminal justice reform, health care, and more. Winning a […]
Indiana is spending nearly $32 million a year — about $22,000 per person — to incarcerate 1,451 people who, if convicted today, would likely receive vastly shorter sentences. Michael Chartier, state director for Americans for Prosperity-Indiana, joined forces with retired Lt. Jay Hall, a 24-year law enforcement veteran and former Indiana parole officer who now serves […]
Across the South, states are reforming criminal justice and sentencing polices to safely reduce prison populations and save taxpayers money. At the forefront of this movement has been a unique coalition that includes Americans for Prosperity and the American Civil Liberties Union. In a new op-ed in the Charleston Post and Courier, Shirene Hansotia, criminal […]
INDIANAPOLIS, IN – Americans for Prosperity-Indiana (AFP-IN) today urged lawmakers to continue supporting sentencing reform following HB 1202 failing to pass the legislature. The bill would have allowed eligible individuals the possibility of early release after 11-15 years of incarceration, or 75% of their current sentence, depending on how many educational credits the individual earned […]
Nikki Rothwell learned the hard way how precious the right to vote can be. A survivor of domestic violence and substance use, she lost that right when she faced a Class D Felony possession charge and a five-year probation. Kentucky Governor Andy Beshear’s 2019 executive order restored her right to vote. Now Rothwell, community engagement […]
