NACDL - National Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers

• Coalition Letter to NM Legislators on Ending Felony Disenfranchisement (February 2023)

  The undersigned organizations are committed to expanding voting rights to all citizens including people with felony convictions completing their sentences both inside and outside of incarceration. We applaud the introduction of New Mexico’s voting rights act, HB4, which, amongst other things, would end New Mexico’s practice of disenfranchising people on probation and parole. We urge passage of this measure. We also encourage the New Mexico legislature to go further and guarantee the right to all citizens regardless of their incarceration status.

• Coalition Letter to Oregon Legislative Leadership on Ending Felony Disenfranchisement (April 2021)

  Coalition letter to the Oregon state legislative leadership regarding efforts to restore voting and other rights to people convicted of felony offenses, as proposed in HB 2366 / SB 571 (2021).

• Letters to MD State Judiciary Cmtes on Jury Eligibility After a Criminal Conviction (March 2020)

  Coalition letters to the Maryland State Senate Judicial Proceedings Committee and House of Delegates Judiciary Committee regarding proposed legislation (SB 921, HB 1213) to eliminate restrictions on jury eligibility for those with criminal convictions.

• New Mexico Expungement Bill - NACDL Letter of Support (March 2019)

  NACDL Letter to New Mexico Governor in support of HB 370, the "Criminal Record Expungement Act."

• Coalition Letter in Opposition to Indiana Felony Registry Bill (March 2019)

  The undersigned organizations write to express opposition to legislation currently under consideration by your committee - SB 36, which would create a publicly available registry for residents with a prior felony conviction. NACDL is a signatory.

• DC Removing Barriers to Occupational Licenses Bill - Letter of Support

  NACDL letter of support on Council Bill B22-0523, the "Removing Barriers to Occupational Licenses Amendment Act of 2017."

• Coalition Letter to FL Gov. Scott on Removing Publicly Accessible Booking Photos (June 2017)

  Coalition letter to Florida Governor Rick Scott regarding a proposal to allow people to request that oublicly published media remove arrest booking photos to allow for easier access to employment and other opportunities (SB 118, 2017).

• Letter of Support for Second Chance Month

  Organizational letter of support to Sen. Rob Portman to designate April 2017 at Second Chance Month.

• Steven Benjamin Overcrim Testimony (July 2014)

  Written Statement of Steven D. Benjamin on behalf of National Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers Before the House Committee on the Judiciary Over-Criminalization Task Force Re: “The Crimes on the Books and Committee Jurisdiction”

• Democracy Restoration Act 2014 Letter to Cosponsors

  NACDL letter of support to Members of Congress who are sponsors of the Democracy Restoration Act of 2014 (S. 2235/H.R. 4459).

• Democracy Restoration Act 2014 Letter to Non-cosponsors

  NACDL letter of support to Members of Congress who are not sponsors of the Democracy Restoration Act of 2014 (S. 2235/H.R. 4459).

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