Support Real Criminal Justice Reform

From the National Council of Churches (http://www.ncccusa.org): Senate considering two very different proposals The Senate is currently considering two legislative proposals that will affect incarcerated persons in different ways. A prison reform only measure, the FIRST STEP Act (S 2795), … Continued

Senate Committee Approves Bipartisan Sentencing Reform Bill–Urge Senator Toomey to Cosponsor

From the Sentencing Project (http://www.sentencingproject.org): Because of your support and outreach to lawmakers, the U.S. Senate Judiciary Committee yesterday (2/15) advanced legislation to reduce some federal mandatory minimum sentences for drug offenses and to reform federal prisons on a bipartisan … Continued

Sentencing Reform and Corrections Act Reintroduced

From Families Against Mandatory Minimums (http://famm.org/): A powerful group of Republican and Democratic senators have come together in support of federal sentencing and prison reform. Yesterday, the group, led by Sens. Chuck Grassley (R-IA) and Dick Durbin (D-IL), introduced the Sentencing Reform and … Continued

Urge PA’s Senators to Support the Newly Enhanced Sentencing Reform and Corrections Act

From the National Council of Churches (http://www.ncccusa.org): Recently senators from both sides of the aisle stood together as they announced new enhancements to the Sentencing Reform and Corrections Act. The changes are designed to broaden even further the bi-partisan support this … Continued

Contact PA’s Senators to Support the Enhanced Sentencing Reform and Corrections Act

From the National Council of Churches (http://www.ncccusa.org): Senators from both sides of the aisle stood together as they announced new enhancements to the Sentencing Reform and Corrections Act. The changes are designed to broaden even further the bi-partisan support this … Continued