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Arlington, VA – Americans for Prosperity (AFP) Board Member Mark Holden issued the following statement in response to President Donald Trump’s executive order that seeks to reform the nation’s policing policies: “This executive order seeks to address what we’ve known in this nation for a long time; we need to reform policing. The executive order rightly calls […]

Grassroots group testifies in support of Clean Slate LANSING, Mich. – Americans for Prosperity-Michigan (AFP-MI) testified in support of criminal justice reform legislation that would ensure public safety, respect human dignity, and recognize the potential in every person to improve their life. House Bills 4980 through 4985, known as Clean Slate legislation, would automate the expungement […]

Grassroots group urges legislature to reimagine state’s health care, criminal justice system NASHVILLE, TN – Americans for Prosperity-Tennessee (AFP-TN) today commended the Senate for passing bills that reform the state’s burdensome certificate-of-need (CON) laws and Tennessee’s harsh drug free zone laws. Both bills will be heard in the State House of Representatives in the coming […]

By Emily Seidel This is a critical moment for our great country. How we collectively respond to the tragedies in Minneapolis and Georgia will determine whether we move closer to the ideals that inspired our nation’s founding: freedom, equal rights, and a deep belief that every person can contribute and succeed. Americans for Prosperity exists […]

RALEIGH, NC—Americans for Prosperity-North Carolina (AFP-NC) today calls on the House Rules Committee to take quick action and pass Senate Bill 562, the Second Chance Act, to ensure swift passage on the House floor. AFP-NC issued a key vote alert urging the full body to support the measure. To View the Key Vote Alert Click […]

JEFFERSON CITY, MO – Today a coalition led by Americans for Prosperity-Missouri (AFP-MO), including the ACLU-Missouri, Empower Missouri, Freedom Works, among other organizations issued a letter to Governor Parson calling for him to veto SB 600, a bill that would institute disproportionate and discredited sentencing requirements. The bill would cost taxpayers $16 million per year […]

AFP praises Governor McMaster for protecting incarcerated, pregnant women COLUMBIA, SC – Americans for Prosperity-South Carolina (AFP-SC) today praised Governor McMaster for signing H. 3967 into law. The women’s dignity bill forbids shackling incarcerated women during pregnancy, labor and postpartum recuperation. The bill follows in the steps of the federal, bipartisan First Step Act, which banned […]

Jails and prisons have been some of the worst hot spots for COVID-19 cases, which is no surprise: they have large elderly and immunocompromised populations and it’s extremely difficult, if not impossible, to socially distance or follow recommended sanitation guidelines behind bars. As with many other states, Virginia has made efforts to shrink their prison […]

Americans for Prosperity Board Member Mark Holden | Morning Consult The U.S. Sentencing Commission, which is largely dormant due to a lack of a quorum, published a study late last month on recidivism that is a blast from the past and straight from the failed “Tough on Crime” era playbook of the 1980s. Its key finding was that “incarceration […]