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SANTA FE, NM – Americans for Prosperity-New Mexico (AFP-NM) issued a Key Vote Alert to state representatives urging them to support HB 74, a bill that would restore voting rights to people with felony records. View the Key Vote Alert here. In the Key Vote Alert to lawmakers, AFP-NM State Director Burly Cain writes: “Denying […]
Burly Cain, state director of Americans for Prosperity-New Mexico, joined with Laurie Roberts, state policy advocate for the Innocence Project, in writing an op-ed calling for the end of the qualified immunity defense in state courts, to make agencies accountable for depriving citizens of their constitutional rights. Ending qualified immunity is an essential component to effective […]
Americans for Prosperity-New Mexico State Director Burly Cain, Innocence Project State Policy Advocate Laurie Roberts | Las Cruces Sun-News Op-Ed There is wide agreement across party and ideological lines that we need to reform policing in our state. To be effective, those reforms need to be comprehensive. In addition to eliminating unnecessary criminalization to allow […]
SANTA FE, NM – Americans for Prosperity-New Mexico (AFP-NM) today participated in a press conference with the ACLU-NM, former state Supreme Court Justice Richard Bosson, state Representative Georgene Louis, and two criminal justice advocates who have experienced police misconduct. The coalition spoke in support of HB 4, based on recommendations from the New Mexico Civil […]
ST. PAUL, MN – Americans for Prosperity-Minnesota (AFP-MN), working alongside a broad bipartisan coalition that includes the ACLU, the State of Minnesota Board of Public Defenders, the Justice Action Network, and others, testified and sent a letter of support urging two House committees to support HF75. The bill reforms Minnesota’s civil asset forfeiture process. HF75 […]
The First Step Act was a monumental achievement that brought together a diverse coalition that believed positive change was needed in our federal criminal justice system. Even though these reforms were adopted in 2018, the work of this coalition did not end there. These achievements would mean nothing without proper implementation by the Department of […]
SANTA FE, NM – Americans for Prosperity-New Mexico (AFP-NM) today commended state Senator Bill O’Neill for introducing SB 247, a bill that gives the parole board an opportunity to weigh individual circumstances and make a parole decision accordingly, while allowing reformed men and women an opportunity to succeed. Currently, juveniles can be sentenced to life […]
Civil Asset Forfeiture is a policy that is used by the government to take and keep your property, even without charging or convicting you of a crime. Right now, the status quo is on defendants to prove their property’s innocence in order to keep it from permanently belonging to the government. This is wrong. The […]
DALLAS, TX—Americans for Prosperity-Texas (AFP-TX) today released a statement responding to Governor Greg Abbott’s press conference outlining key priorities for the 2021 Legislative Session. Prior to the start of session, AFP-TX partnered with several key leaders in the Lone Star State to ask for Gov. Abbott’s prioritization of pre-trial reform. AFP-TX Acting State Director Mack […]
