“Whether it is the incarceration of young blacks sentenced to draconian sentences for low level, first-time, nonviolent drug offenses, or white-collar, first-time offenders sentenced to tens of years — and even life — in prison, one thing is for sure: We are creating a permanent American underclass of society that ...
Read More »Letter from Law Enforcement Community to Congressional Leaders
We write to express our support for the Sentencing Reform and Corrections Act of 2015 (S. 2123), sim...
ACCJR Supports The Sentencing Reform Act of 2015
WASHINGTON, D.C. November 18, 2015 – Today, the House Judiciary Committee approved by voice vote, T...
ACCJR Supports Ban On Hiring Bias, Urges Further Reform
WASHINGTON, D.C. November 2, 2015 – President Obama announced yesterday a new executive order to red...
White House Symposium on Criminal Justice Reform
Washington, DC, October 23, 2015 – Bernard Kerik, former New York City Police Commissioner (Re...
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Kerik Pushes Back Against Criminal Justice Reform Opponents
Excerpted from “The GOP Argument Against Criminal Justice Reform Just Got Dismantled” Bernard Kerik, a former New York City police commissioner who later served federal prison time, has completely dismantled conservative Republican arguments against a Senate bill that would reform the criminal justice system. Kerik, an advocate for justice reform, ...
Read More »Letter from Law Enforcement Community to Congressional Leaders
We write to express our support for the Sentencing Reform and Corrections Act of 2015 (S. 2123), similar to the Sentencing Reform Act of 2015 (H.R. 3713). As current and former leaders of the law enforcement community — police chiefs, U.S. Attorneys, federal law enforcement, and heads of national law ...
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ACCJR Spokesman Bernie Kerik Quoted in The Hill
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Kerik Pushes Back Against Criminal Justice Reform Opponents
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Law enforcement officers, taxpayers, prosecutors—and anyone else—who oppose criminal justice or prison reform are either ...
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Kerik: Compel the Presidential Candidates to Take a Stand on Criminal Justice Reform