WASHINGTON, DC – FWD.us Senior Director of Criminal Justice Reform Zoë Towns issued the following statement today upon the passage of key justice reform bills in Oklahoma: “We applaud Oklahoma Senate President Mike Schulz (R), House Speaker Charles McCall (R), Representative Terry O’Donnell (R), Senator Greg Treat (R), Senator Wayne… Read More
Representatives Jeff Denham (R-CA) and Pete Aguilar (D-CA), joined by Representatives Will Hurd (R-TX), Michelle Lujan Grisham (D-NM), Michael Coffman (R-CO) and David Valadao (R-CA), today announced that their “Queen of the Hill” Rule has broad bipartisan support from roughly 230 Representatives, easily surpassing the 218 votes needed to pass… Read More
WASHINGTON, DC – FWD.us President Todd Schulte issued the following statement today on New York Governor Cuomo’s decision to restore voting rights to New Yorkers on parole: “We applaud Governor Cuomo on his decision today to restore the voting rights of the tens of thousands of New Yorkers on parole. Read More
Wanted to make sure you saw the editorial in the Daily Journal entitled “Recidivism deserves continued attention.” Over the past few weeks, Governor Phil Bryant took positive action to reform Mississippi’s criminal justice system by signing into law House Bill 387, which aims to reduce recidivism by prohibiting the… Read More
