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The Criminal Justice and Civil Liberties (CJ) team covers a wide range of issues, including policing, juvenile justice, pre-trial and prosecution, as well as sentencing, incarceration, and reentry. At a time when public trust in law enforcement has dropped, community members feel less safe, and urban crime has spiked, the  CJ program is able to work across the ideological spectrum to advance meaningful reforms. Sign up for updates here.

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Letters Criminal Justice and Civil Liberties, Northeast, Pretrial, Prosecution, Reentry, Second Look, Sentencing, State Policy

R Street Institute Letter to Maryland Governor Wes Moore in Support of MD HB 853, Second Look Act

Robert Melvin April 8, 2025
Analysis Bail System Changes, Criminal Justice and Civil Liberties, Education, Housing, Jobs, Expanding Diversion, Pretrial, Prosecution, Reentry, Sentencing

Why Marvel’s Recidivism Rate Is Lower than DC’s

Logan Seacrest, Lisel Petis April 1, 2025
Op-Eds Criminal Justice and Civil Liberties, Detention, Federal Government Affairs, Immigration and Criminal Justice, Pretrial

Constitution’s enemies misuse 1798 law to gut due process

Steven Greenhut March 28, 2025 The Orange County Register
Testimony Criminal Justice and Civil Liberties, Pretrial, Sentencing, South, State Policy

R Street testimony in support of HB 582: “Georgia Survivor Justice Act.”

Lisel Petis March 27, 2025
Analysis Criminal Justice and Civil Liberties, Federal Government Affairs, Policing, Pretrial, Prosecution

March Spotlight on Criminal Justice: Overcriminalization

Sarah Anderson March 27, 2025
Analysis Community Supervision, Criminal Justice and Civil Liberties, Pretrial, Reentry, Sentencing, South, State Policy

Parole and Furlough Improvements for Tennessee: Medical and Geriatric Release

Sarah Anderson March 26, 2025
Testimony Criminal Justice and Civil Liberties, Midwest, Pretrial, Reentry, Second Look, Sentencing, State Policy

R Street Testimony in Support of HB 989, Missouri Survivors’ Act

Lisel Petis March 26, 2025
In the News Criminal Justice and Civil Liberties, Electronic Monitoring, Federal Government Affairs, Home Confinement, Parole, Pretrial, Prosecution, Reentry, Sentencing

First steps, second terms: Trump and criminal justice reform

Lisel Petis March 21, 2025 Washington Examiner
Op-Eds Criminal Justice and Civil Liberties, Education, Housing, Jobs, Occupational Licensing, Pretrial, Prosecution, Reentry, Sentencing, South, State Policy

Pulse check: Criminal justice reform in Georgia lives

Marc Hyden March 17, 2025 The Newnan Times-Herald
Testimony Criminal Justice and Civil Liberties, Juvenile Justice, Midwest, Pretrial, State Policy

Testimony in Opposition to Nebraska LB 556, “An Act Concerning Juvenile Law-Reform”

Logan Seacrest March 13, 2025

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