2025 in Review: Record-Breaking Progress for Smart Justice
As we close out our 10th year, Justice Action Network is proud to reflect on a year of extraordinary impact. Below is a snapshot of what we accomplished, by the numbers.
In 2025, ten pieces of JAN-supported legislation were signed into law across three states. These bills cover five issue areas–corrections reform, community supervision reform, fines and fees reform, sentencing modernization, and re-entry reform–and include four bills that received unanimous support in both chambers! The reforms passed in these states represent significant system-level change.
10 Years of Justice Action Network: Progress, Impact, and the Road Ahead
As 2025 comes to an end, we’re reflecting on all of the progress we’ve seen over the last 10 years since Justice Action Network was founded. We sat down with our Executive Director, Lauren Krisai, to hear her thoughts on how the organization and policy work has evolved over the last 10 years, and what we hope to see over the next decade.
NEWSLETTER: Celebrating Workforce Development Month with Second Chances That Work
This month we’re recognizing the critical role employment plays in empowering individuals on their path to success, and building economically resilient communities. At JAN + JANF, we believe robust workforce development must include everyone, including people who are ready to earn their second chance.
The Justice Action Network Applauds Adoption of Retroactivity Amendment on Ohio Driver’s License Suspension Reform Bill
Columbus, OH – Today, the Senate Judiciary Committee adopted an amendment to SB 37 that would make the bill retroactive. As it stands, SB 37 would discontinue the practice of suspending a person’s driver’s license for minor infractions like the failure to pay a traffic ticket involvement, which is often the result of financial struggle. Over 1.5 million Ohioans have their licenses suspended every year for debt-related reasons like a missed traffic ticket. This amendment means that those who have had their licenses suspended for these minor infractions will have them reinstated, immediately enabling them to legally drive to work again.
NEW TASK FORCE UNITES LAW ENFORCEMENT AND JUSTICE SYSTEM FIRST RESPONDERS FROM ACROSS THE COUNTRY TO URGE CONGRESS TO AID THEIR FIGHT AGAINST COVID-19 IN CORRECTIONS SYSTEM
As debate continues over whether to provide emergency relief to state and local jurisdictions to fight COVID-19, Justice Action Network announced a broad coalition of state and local officials—sheriffs, judges, prosecutors, defense lawyers, legislators, and corrections administrators—who are sounding the alarm on the need for federal emergency aid to justice systems across the country.