Right On Crime Releases New Study:  A Call to Reform Federal Solitary Confinement January 2022, Austin– Right On Crime, a national conservative justice reform campaign of the Texas Public Policy Foundation, released a new research paper today outlining a bi-partisan case for major reforms in our federal solitary confinement policies, A Call to Reform Federal Solitary Confinement. This paper is the latest … Read more The post Right On Crime Releases New Study: A Call to Reform Federal Solitary Confinement appeared first on Right on Crime ..read more

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Please join Right on Crime for an important conversation about the importance of Second Chance Hiring. Labor shortage? Supply chain chaos? Businesses around the nation face workforce shortages and often fail to retain the people they hire. In Kentucky, there are more than 167,000 more job openings than there are people applying. Meanwhile, there are millions of formerly incarcerated Americans … Read more The post EVENT: Kentucky Employer Engagement Forum appeared first on Right on Crime ..read more

Baton Rouge, LA- Proving ongoing commitment to the four goals of Louisiana’s Justice Reinvestment Initiative (JRI) and making meaningful reforms to the state’s criminal justice system, Right on Crime Louisiana State Director Scott Peyton breaks down Louisiana’s Justice Reinvestment Reforms 2020 Annual Performance Report. Peyton, a member of Louisiana’s Justice Reinvestment Oversight Council, breaks down the promising data: The release of the 2020 JRI Annual Report … Read more The post Louisiana Trending in Right Direction with 2020 Justice Reinvestment Initiative ..read more

Originally Published in the Baton Rouge Advocate and The Cannon Online* Rest easy Mr. Raccoon, Louisiana law protects you from receiving care from a convicted felon. A few months ago, my dog, Oscar, encountered a family of raccoons raiding my neighbor’s garden. The lone prisoner was a young raccoon. I separated the injured raccoon from Oscar in the hopes I … Read more The post If you have a record, look at the hundreds of good things you can’t do in Louisiana appeared first on Right on Crime ..read more

Authored by Brett Tolman & Kurt Altman Thousands of cases a day go through our nation’s court systems, but most do not grab the headlines or scrutiny of the Kyle Rittenhouse trial. The power and prejudice this prosecution is wielding should worry anyone who advocates for the fair administration of the rule of law. As experienced prosecutors who have handled high-profile criminal … Read more The post The Rittenhouse case is a cautionary tale for conservative legislatures – As Seen On Fox News appeared first on Right on Crime ..read more

There has never been a better time to make Mississippi Reentry Ready. Even as businesses around the nation are closing due to workforce shortages and often fail to retain the people they hire, there are millions of Americans with criminal records that struggle to find stable employment upon reentry. In Mississippi at least 30% of those who are released from … Read more The post EVENT: Mississippi Employer Engagement Forum appeared first on Right on Crime ..read more

AUSTIN- With a vote of 75-38, the Texas House of Representatives failed to reach the two-thirds supermajority needed to send a constitutional amendment on meaningful bail reform (SJR1) to Texas voters. “For decades, Texas legislators have kept politics out of criminal justice reform,” said Right on Crime Executive Director and former U.S. Attorney Brett Tolman. “The defeat of this constitutional … Read more The post Texas House Puts Politics Ahead of Criminal Justice Reform appeared first on Right on Crime ..read more

Members of TPPF’s Right on Crime project joined Texas Gov. Greg Abbott, Texas legislative leaders and criminal justice reform advocates at a ceremonial bill signing for the Damon Allen Law, in memory of State Trooper Damon Allen who was murdered in the line of duty in 2017 by a violent criminal out on bond.   “Texas has a reputation as … Read more The post The Damon Allen Act is Law: Right on Crime joins Gov. Abbott at Signing appeared first on Right on Crime ..read more

This article was written by Brett Tolman and Nikki Pressley.   Last month, off-duty New Orleans Detective Everett Briscoe and his friend. Dyrin “DJ” Riculfy, were shot and killed during an aggravated robbery in Houston. The tragedy surrounding their slayings was only aggravated by the news that their suspected killers had been walking free on a combined six felony bonds, including … Read more The post Texans deserve a bail system based on risk, not riches appeared first on Right on Crime ..read more