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PRISON FELLOWSHIP: Sentencing Reform and Corrections Act

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Solving the Larger Problem

Ronal Sherpas identifies himself as a conservative, law-and-order type. The current professor of criminology at Loyola University in New Orleans previously served as police chief in both Nashville and New Orleans, and has spent over 34 years in law enforcement.

But when it comes to creating an effective strategy to reduce crime, Sherpas’ approach to reducing crime might not be what most people would imagine from a “tough on crime” career police officer.

By Steve Rempe
August 19, 2016
Louisiana | National Review | New Orleans | Ronal Sherpas | sentencing | Sentencing Reform and Corrections Act
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What Crime Victims Are Saying About Incarceration

A new criminal justice reform organization recently surveyed 800 people who have been the victims of violent or property crime in the last 10 years, asking them their opinions on issues surrounding incarceration and alternative sentencing. The answers received reveal quite a bit about the depth of support for justice reform.

By Steve Rempe
August 10, 2016
Pew Charitable Trust | Sentencing Reform | Sentencing Reform and Corrections Act | Victims | Washington Post
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The Importance of State Justice Reform

Efforts to bring about criminal justice reforms on the federal level have hit upon a bit of a rough patch in recent weeks. With the focus in Washington shifting toward the general elections in November, some members of Congress have determined that maintaining a “tough on crime” approach to criminal justice is beneficial to their reelection efforts, while others have opted to back-burner the issue until their campaigns have concluded.

By Steve Rempe
July 12, 2016
Alaska | California | Faith and Justice Fellowship | Georgia | Maryland | Michigan | Sentencing Reform | Sentencing Reform and Corrections Act | Utah
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Sharing Sentences on the Outside

Kate Boccia knows what it’s like to struggle with a loved one behind bars. When her son, Daniel, was sentenced to 15 years behind bars for armed robbery, she experienced all the emotional and financial struggles that come with having an incarcerated family member.

By Steve Rempe
June 24, 2016
Comprehensive Justice and Mental Health Act | Families of Incarcerated | Kate Boccia | National Incarceration Association | Second Chance Reauthorization Act | Sentencing Reform and Corrections Act
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Free to Go

When another man confessed to the string of murders for which Davontae Sanford had been convicted, he felt that his long nightmare was over.

Arrested at age 14, Sanford had spent nine years in the Michigan corrections system. Now, with his conviction overturned, it appeared that he could once again return to his community and begin to piece his life together again.

By Steve Rempe
June 21, 2016
Davontae Sanford | Michigan | National Public Radio | NPR | Sentencing Reform and Corrections Act
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Serving for Life

By the time he was 21, Jason Hernandez was already serving a life sentence in a federal prison. Arrested for running a 50-person drug distribution ring he inherited when his older brother J.J. was sent to prison, Hernandez figured he would be out and back on the streets within 24 hours.

By Steve Rempe
June 6, 2016
Jason Hernandez | McKinney | Reentry | Sentencing Reform and Corrections Act | Texas | Texas Monthly
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To Reduce Recidivism, Let’s Think Outside the Bars

Prisons, encircled by high walls topped with razor wire, seem to be closed worlds.

It’s easy to keep them out of sight and out of mind. Since prisons are so remote from most people’s daily lives, it can be difficult to recognize the humanity of the men and women inside and to value their rehabilitation and restoration.

By Heather Rice-Minus
March 10, 2016
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Prison Fellowship Gets Air Time on WUSA9

On Friday, November 20, WUSA9 aired interviews with Prison Fellowship’s Jesse Wiese and Craig DeRoche about the landmark Sentencing Reform and Corrections Act currently before the Senate.

The legislation has been named by some as the biggest criminal justice reform bill in this generation.

By Zoe Erler
November 24, 2015
Craig DeRoche | Jesse Wiese | Prison Fellowship | Second Prison Project | Sentencing Reform and Corrections Act | WUSA9
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Developing Good Citizens

UPDATE: The Senate Judiciary Committee passed the Sentencing and Corrections Act of 2015 on October 22 by a vote of 15 to 5.  The bill now advances to the full Senate for approval.  To contact your Senator to encourage their vote in support of the legislation, click here.

By Steve Rempe
October 23, 2015
Chuck Colson | Craig DeRoche | Judiciary Committee | Senate | Sentencing Reform | Sentencing Reform and Corrections Act

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