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PRISON FELLOWSHIP: Sentencing Reform

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What is the FIRST STEP Act?

The FIRST STEP Act is now law, but how will it affect America’s incarcerated? And what are our next steps?

By Emily Harris Greene
January 8, 2019
earned time credit | FIRST STEP Act | in-prison program | Incarcerated Women | Prison Reform | recidivism | Second Chances | Sentencing Reform
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  • Advocacy & Reentry
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‘Our Christmas Miracle’: FIRST STEP Act Becomes Law

'OUR CHRISTMAS MIRACLE'

President Trump Signs the FIRST STEP Act into Law, Ushering in a New Era of Criminal Justice Reform

by Emily Greene

"My house is too quiet," Beth Strong says. "I struggle to make ends meet. Every weekend, I travel several hours each way to see my husband during visitation hours.

By Emily Harris Greene
December 21, 2018
Criminal Justice Reform | FIRST STEP Act | Prison Reform | Sentencing Reform | Trump Administration
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  • Advocacy & Reentry
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America is Ready for Prison Reform—Will Washington Respond?

  During his first State of the Union address, President Trump declared that former inmates who have served their time deserve a second chance. America is ready for prison reform, but will Washington act?

By Emily Harris Greene
February 5, 2018
Craig DeRoche | Criminal Justice Reforms | Donald Trump | Faith and Freedom Coalition | President Trump | Prison Reform | Second Chance Month | Second Chances | Sentencing Reform | SOTU | State of the Union | Tim Head
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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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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
recidivism | Recidivism Risk Reduction Act | Sentencing Reform | Sentencing Reform and Corrections Act
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Massachusetts Chooses Recovery Homes Over Prison Time

"Many of us, and I am one of them, firmly believe that you cannot just lock people up and incarcerate them and expect their substance abuse issues to go away. It's just not working anymore," admitted Massachusetts District Court Justice Mary Heffernan in a recent feature by The Marshall Project on sentencing alternatives for female addicts.

By Zoe Erler
January 21, 2016
drug courts | Edwina Martin House | recovery homes | Sentencing Reform | The Marshall Project
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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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It’s Time: Chrisitians Need to Champion Criminal Justice Reform

The following post originally appeared on the Justice Fellowship website.  To learn more about Justice Fellowship and its efforts to reform the criminal justice system, visit www.justicefellowship.org.

If movie stars and rappers can put together a loud call for just laws and smart sentencing practices, why can’t Christians get more mobilized?

By Elisabeth Boehm
April 12, 2013
Justice Reform | Sentencing Reform
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Incarceration Rates for Blacks Have Fallen Sharply

A new report finds that there has been a significant narrowing of the racial disparities in prison population. That is welcome news to PFM. Racial disparity in prisons is obvious the minute you enter a correction facility.  There is no denying it.

By Pat Nolan
February 28, 2013
Justice Fellowship | Pat Nolan | race | Sentencing Reform
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