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BATON ROUGE, La. – Americans for Prosperity-Louisiana (AFP-LA) announced Monday a campaign to mobilize voters to support Constitutional Amendment 2, which would change the Louisiana Constitution to require unanimous jury verdicts in all non-capital felony cases. Currently, Louisiana is the only state in the nation that allows a conviction in non-capital cases by a vote […]
Parsippany, NJ – In a report released Friday, the U.S. Department of Justice Office of the Inspector General (OIG) found that the federal Bureau of Prisons (BOP) “has not managed female inmates strategically” and “needs to take additional steps … to ensure that female inmates needs are met at the institutional level.” The report noted […]
Human trafficking — illegally transporting people from one country or area to another, typically for the purposes of forced labor or commercial sexual exploitation — is a horrific practice plaguing countries across the globe. Lawmakers should be looking to enact measures that help to end human trafficking. But these laws should not force innocent Americans […]
Trenton, New Jersey – Americans for Prosperity – New Jersey (AFP-NJ) today announced that it has co-signed a set of principles with the Reason Foundation’s Drug Policy Project regarding the state’s effort to legalize marijuana. If passed, S- 2703, the New Jersey Marijuana Legalization Act would legalize possession and personal use of marijuana for New Jerseyans […]
Trenton, NJ – Americans for Prosperity joined a diverse group of national and state groups in signing the Drug Policy Alliance’s amicus brief in the United States Supreme Court case Timbs v. Indiana. The amicus brief filed details the position of a broad base of groups’ opposition to the flawed process known as Civil Asset […]
Richmond, VA – Americans for Prosperity-Virginia (AFP-VA) lauded amended criminal discovery rules issued by the Supreme Court of Virginia that take effect July 2019. The amended rules require prosecutors to disclose more documents to the defense before trial, including police reports and statements of co-defendants and alleged co-conspirators, that typically are not introduced until trial. The […]
Rep. Rod Blum is blazing the trail for much-needed criminal justice reform for our country. Leading the charge on the Clean Slate Act, Rep. Blum has worked tirelessly to ensure that non-violent individuals, who have already served their time and paid their debt to society, are afforded a second chance for a brighter future. The Clean […]
DES MOINES, Ia. – Americans for Prosperity-Iowa (AFP-IA) praised Representative Rod Blum today for leading on a vital criminal justice reform measure. After announcing Blum as a policy champion, and a Congressman the grassroots organization is supporting this election cycle, AFP-IA lauded Blum’s efforts to advance legislation to help provide a second chance to reformed, non-violent individuals […]
BURNSVILLE, Minn. – Americans for Prosperity-Minnesota released the following statement on the need for continued dialogue and legislative action following their criminal justice reform panel with Congressman Jason Lewis (MN-02), Jim Moore from the R3 Collaborative, and Gina Evans from the Second Chance Coalition. You can view the panelists’ remarks by visiting Americans for Prosperity-Minnesota’s […]
