On May 25, mere steps from the Supreme Court Building in Washington, DC, Prison Fellowship announced the launch of the Faith and Justice Fellowship. The new bipartisan collaboration brings together a disparate group of policy makers from various faith traditions, united in a desire to promote restorative values in the criminal justice system.
By Steve Rempe
May 27, 2016
DC | Faith and Justice Fellowship | Lt. Governor Calley | Michigan | Representative Hultgren | Rob Hutton | Senator Lee | Washington | WisconsinOn August 1, senators Mike Lee (R-UT) and Dick Durbin (D-IL) announced a bipartisan bill known as the Smarter Sentencing Act, which will advance more effective and just criminal sentencing for non-violent drug offenses. The legislation is intended to refocus the Bureau of Prisons’ resources on the most serious offenders and crime prevention.
By Craig DeRoche
August 2, 2013
Craig DeRoche | Senator Durbin | Senator Lee | Smarter Sentencing Act