JACKSON, MS – FWD.us Policy Manager Laura Bennett issued the following statement today on “The Criminal Justice Reform Act” (HB 1352): “We were disappointed to see the conference committee weaken the Criminal Justice Reform Act prior to final passage. Despite those changes, this legislation includes several important reentry reforms that… Read More
JACKSON, MS – FWD.us Policy Manager Laura Bennett issued the following statement on “The Criminal Justice Reform Act” (HB 1352): “The amended version of the Criminal Justice Reform Act that passed the Senate floor includes several reforms that will help Mississippians with criminal convictions find and maintain work, including a… Read More
WASHINGTON, DC – FWD.us Director of Research and Policy Felicity Rose issued the following statement after the Oklahoma House of Representatives failed to move forward reform to the state’s broken “failure to protect” law. House Bill 2523 sponsored by Representative Tammy West (R-Bethany), did not receive a… Read More
