How many criminal laws are currently on the books in the United States?

In the “land of the free,” which incarcerates 20 percent of the world’s prisoners despite comprising only five…

Thank you for the opportunity to address the U.S. Commission on Civil Rights on questions relating to pretrial and bail reform. These are critical questions with significant and far-reaching…

From Michigan Courts:

Opinion: Automatic expungement plan would offer a ‘Clean Slate’ with bipartisan support – Lansing State Journal (July 24, 2020)

Not long ago, Georgia was widely considered the nation’s leader in criminal justice reform. Indeed, during Nathan Deal’s tenure as governor, the state adopted numerous bills aimed to lessen the…

From The White House:

Ed: (15:03)
Okay. In imposing Neera Tanden, Republicans and at least one Democrat have said they expected more from the President’s nominees. In the vein of uniting a…

Dear Sen. Cannizzaro,

The R Street Institute is writing to support Senate Bill 50, which would limit judges from issuing no-knock warrants except in some limited circumstances. R Street is a…

From Senator Sherrod Brown:

The bill has also been endorsed by…Pennsylvania Prison Society; R Street Institute; REFORM Alliance…

From Senator Dick Durbin:

The following organizations support the Smarter Pretrial Detention for Drug Charges Act: American Bar Association, American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU), American…

Chairman Sears Jr. and members of the committee,

My name is Anthony Lamorena, and I am a government affairs associate for the R Street Institute, a nonprofit, nonpartisan public policy research…

The COVID-19 pandemic has created an unprecedented financial burden for Marylanders, with high rates of unemployment, businesses shuttering, and the deaths of family and friends. While we will never…