What happened to Biden’s promises on criminal justice reform?
“The only hesitancy we’re seeing is from inside-the-beltway politicians who aren’t in touch with what their voters want,” Justice Action Network Executive Director Jenna Bottler told me. “If the president wants to rejoin the criminal justice conversation, it’s simple: listen to the voters who are smarter than election-year soundbites.”
Hobbs orders creation of prison oversight commission
The criminal justice reform organization Justice Action Network applauded Hobbs’ move saying, “Robust corrections oversight will bring more transparency and accountability to the way that Arizona’s prisons operate.”
CBS 21 News: Proposed legislation to expand PA's Clean Slate Law would give more a second chance
The House Judiciary Committee held a hearing Wednesday to discuss expansion of Pennsylvania’s Clean Slate Law. The state was the first in the nation to pass the Clean Slate Law in 2018, helping more than 1.2 million of its residents with misdemeanors.
The Center Square: Clean Slate expansion could include sealing low-level felony records
Advocates say a bipartisan effort to seal criminal records for low-level felonies would give more people second chances and boost the Pennsylvania economy.
The House Judiciary Committee held a hearing on Wednesday to discuss House Bill 1826, which would expand the Clean Slate Act by automatically sealing some low-level felonies.
NBC News: Thousands of federal inmates still await early release under Trump-era First Step Act
Thousands of nonviolent federal prisoners eligible for early release under a promising Trump-era law remain locked up nearly four years later because of inadequate implementation, confusion and bureaucratic delays, prisoner advocacy groups, affected inmates and former federal prison officials say.