Statements & Testimony

The new prison reform bill being considered by the House Judiciary Committee, the FIRST STEP Act, includes several important reforms and improves on prior legislation. But any true reform effort must take steps to reduce the number of people entering prison in the first place, which this bill does not do.

The Brennan Center joined civil rights, criminal justice reform, and faith-based organizations on a letter opposing the punitive aspects of the Trump Administration's plan to combat the opioid crisis.

On March 8, the Brennan Center testified to the Prince George’s County Council in support of establishing a small-donor public financing program in Prince George’s County, Maryland.