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CONCORD, NH – Americans for Prosperity-New Hampshire (AFP-NH) today commended the House for their bipartisan support of House Bill 1648, a bill that would remove criminal penalties for cannabis possession and allow for limited home grow cultivation for Granite Staters over the age of 21. The House passed the bill with overwhelming bipartisan support, 236-112. […]
Florida Senate takes on human cost of mandatory minimums Tallahassee, FL – Americans for Prosperity-Florida (AFP-FL) is launching a wave of thank you mailers commending lawmakers for supporting legislation that is smart-on-crime and soft-on-taxpayers. SB 346, sponsored by Sen. Rob Bradley, would reform overly harsh and outdated mandatory minimum laws to ensure equal justice to […]
Grassroots group partners with first beneficiary of First Step Act and leading statewide criminal justice reform advocates to discuss accomplishments of criminal justice reform, goals for statewide reforms ROCK HILL, SC – Americans for Prosperity-South Carolina (AFP-SC) announced it is hosting an event on criminal justice reform with Matthew Charles on Tuesday at Winthrop University. […]
In South Dakota, we have many opportunities to reform our criminal justice system and remove barriers to opportunity that will provide second chances to those that have paid their debts. We must eliminate barriers that block formerly incarcerated individuals from successfully returning to our communities after they’ve served their time and focus on treating addiction […]
CHARLESTON, WV – This week, Americans for Prosperity-West Virginia (AFP-WV) and its coalition members held a press conference at the capitol on the need for lawmakers to pursue criminal justice reform. Below is coverage of the press conference and an interview with AFP-WV State Director, Jason Huffman. Our message was heard loud and clear, as […]
CONCORD, NH – Following HB 1648’s passage out of the House Criminal Justice and Public Safety Committee, Americans for Prosperity-New Hampshire (AFP-NH) Deputy Director Ross Connolly issued the following statement: “Today, Granite Staters are one step closer to having barriers removed that will make our communities safer and enable law enforcement to focus on more […]
Grassroots group calls for lawmakers to help make WV communities safer and stronger through criminal justice reform CHARLESTON, WV – Today, Americans for Prosperity will join coalition members to call for statewide criminal justice reforms. The coalition includes organizations like the American Civil Liberties Union, the Law Enforcement Action Partnership, and the West Virginia Chapter […]
Grassroots group joins with broad criminal justice reform coalition CHARLESTON, WV – Today, a broad coalition pushing for statewide criminal justice reforms announced they will have a press conference in the Lewis McManus Room at the WV State Capitol, Monday, January 27th at 1:30PM. The coalition members include Americans for Prosperity-West Virginia, the American Civil […]
Americans for Prosperity supports an effective criminal justice system that protects people and preserves public safety while removing barriers to opportunity for people with criminal records and ensures equal justice for all under the law. In support of these principles, AFP-VA is proud to back the following bills of the 2020 legislative session: SB1, SB3, […]
