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Oklahoma’s State Question 805: Reducing Harsh Sentences and Reuniting Families

Mississippi Lawmakers Urged to Improve and Advance Legislation to Safely Reduce Prison Populations

JACKSON, MS —The Mississippi State Legislature has reconvened at an urgent moment for both the state and the nation as communities across the country are reckoning with the harms caused by the nation’s criminal justice system. In Mississippi, more than 40 people have died in state prisons since December 2019,… Read More

FWD Statement: Defend Black Lives

Senior Criminal Justice Reform Director Zoë Towns issued the following statement today on the killings of Black men and women across the country: Always, and now certainly, it is critical that we listen to and support Black organizers – those with U.S. citizenship and those without – who are demanding… Read More

FWD.us Statement: Vote ‘Yes’ on HEROES Act and Against Any Motion to Recommit

WASHINGTON, DC — FWD.us President Todd Schulte issued the following statement urging members of Congress to vote in favor of the HEROES Act, and to reject opposition efforts to derail this legislation through a motion to recommit: “Members of Congress should rise to the moment and vote in support of… Read More