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The 126 undersigned organizations representing a broad, diverse group of stakeholders write today to endorse the Reentry Act. This critical legislation would allow incarcerated individuals to receive medical services supported by Medicaid thirty days prior to the individual’s release.
Executive Director Norman Reimer's letter to the New Mexico State Senate Finance Committee regarding a proposal to expand the offenses that would trigger mandatory life sentences under the state's three strikes law (HB 56, 2016).
Executive Director Norman Reimer's letter to the New Mexico State Senate Judiciary Committee regarding a proposal to expand the offenses that would trigger mandatory life sentences under the state's three strikes law (HB 56, 2016).
Executive Director Norman Reimer's letter to the New Mexico State Senate Public Affairs Committee regarding a proposal to expand the offenses that would trigger mandatory life sentences under the state's three strikes law (HB 56, 2016).
Comments to the U.S. Department of Agriculture Food and Nutrition Service regarding proposed changes to SNAP benefits for able-bodied adults without dependents (ABAWD).
Coalition letter to members of the House regarding Pell Grants for people in federal and state prisons, as proposed in the Restoring Education And Learning (REAL) Act of 2015 (H.R. 2521).
Letter from members of the Leadership Conference on Civil and Human Rights to members of the Senate regarding fair-chance hiring practices that include banning the box asking about prior convictions on an initial job application, as addressed in the Fair Chance to Compete for Jobs Act of 2015 (S. 2021).
President John Wesley Hall and NACDL Sex Offender Policy Task Force chair Michael Iacopino's letter to the House Judiciary Committee Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, and Homeland Security regarding the difficulties of state compliance and other concerns with the Adam Walsh Child Protection and Safety Act of 2006 (H.R. 4472).
President-elect Gerald Goldstein's statement to the House Judiciary Committee Subcommittee on Crime and Criminal Justice regarding recidivism and the three strikes practice.
Brief of the National Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers as Amicus Curiae in Support of Petitioner (cert. stage).
