(Harrisburg, Pa.) --- More than 125 organizations submitted a joint letter of support to lawmakers calling for the immediate pass age of Senate Bill 838, comprehensive and bipartisan probation reform legislation. Senate Bill 838 is awaiting a final vote in the Pennsylvania House. It already passed the Senate 45-4 and was unanimously passed by the
probation sentences, but Georgians can remain on supervision for 10 to 20 years, even after serving their sentence. REFORM Alliance is working with a bipartisan coalition to pass SB 105 to: Bolster Georgia’s 2017 reforms that established “Behavioral Incentive Dates” (BID) to increase positive behavior correlated with lower rates of recidivism and higher rates of
and communities while promoting public safety for all is one of our core tenets. Since our founding in 2019, our bipartisan, solutions-based approach has enabled us to pass 18 bills in 11 states, creating pathways for nearly 800,000 people to exit the supervision system and transition to work and wellbeing, which is shown to reduce
Today, Meek Mill, Wallo267, Jessica Jackson, and Erin Haney of the REFORM Alliance team joined Governor Phil Murphy of New Jersey as he announced a historic effort to issue “systematic, category-driven” clemencies on Juneteenth. The new clemency process is expected to break statewide records. It represents a significant leap forward in our ongoing efforts to
PENNSYLVANIA'S NEW PROBATION REFORMS GO INTO EFFECT JUNE 11TH 2024 Bipartisan Legislation Aims to Close the Probation-to-Prison Pipeline and Promote Rehabilitation and Public Safety June 11th - Harrisburg, PA - Today, Pennsylvania's landmark probation reform legislation goes into effect. Senate Bill 838, now Act 44, was signed into law by Governor Shapiro in December, 2023.
Smith; Brooklyn Nets co-owner and philanthropic investor Clara Wu Tsai. Veteran criminal justice advocate Robert Rooks leads the organization as CEO. To date, REFORM has worked to pass 18 bipartisan bills in 11 states, which have created new pathways for more than 800,000 people to exit the system. About Future Shapers Advisory Council The Future
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single mother, she graduated college and law school. Today, she is leading the bipartisan movement to end excessive incarceration. Jessica’s specialty is bringing political rivals together to pass bills considered “impossible.” As the bill’s main advocate, she led the drive to pass 2018’s “First Step Act.” The New York Times called the law “the most