Advancing Reforms to Community Supervision in Texas
Marc Levin | June 3, 2019
Right on Crime’s Marc Levin and Michael Haugen discuss the current state of community corrections in Texas. While the use of community supervision is a positive criminal justice tactic,…
Ten Tips for Policymakers for Improving Parole
Marc Levin | May 17, 2019
Right on Crime Vice President Marc Levin offers ideas for lawmakers regarding parole. Levin recognizes the benefits to parole and seeks to improve the system to further benefit citizens.
Ten Tips for Policymakers for Improving Probation
Marc Levin | May 17, 2019
Right on Crime Vice President Marc Levin proposes innovative ideas to law makers regarding the probation system. By implementing these practices Texas can see a reduction in the number…
Sentencing reform is critical for youth in the justice system
Marc Levin | September 17, 2018
This article by Marc Levin and Jody Kent Lavy, executive director of the Campaign for the Fair Sentencing of Youth, originally appeared in The Hill September 16, 2018. As states…
Misrepresentations about Alaska’s SB 91
Marc Levin | August 8, 2018
This article by Marc Levin originally appeared in Juneau Empire August 6, 2018. “Those who do not learn from history are doomed to repeat it.” That old adage has…
Facing facts and correcting myths about Senate Bill 91
Marc Levin | July 17, 2018
This article by Marc Levin originally appeared in Anchorage Daily News July 16th, 2018. Passing criminal justice reform is a bit like painting a house: Sometimes, another coat or…
Washington could take a lesson from Texas on prison reform
Marc Levin | May 16, 2018
This article by Marc Levin originally appeared in Dallas Morning News May 15th, 2018. Texans can teach Washington, D.C., a few lessons when it comes to barbecue, balanced budgets…
Rethinking how jails work around rural America
Marc Levin | April 20, 2018
This article by Marc Levin originally appeared in The Hill April 20th, 2018. When most of us think of rural areas, we conjure up bucolic images of the countryside…
The White House aims to fix the big house
Marc Levin | April 2, 2018
This article by Marc Levin originally appeared in The Hill March 30th, 2018. President Trump and his senior advisor Jared Kushner have spent their lives beneath the glare of the bright lights…
My Voice: SB73 made ‘lemonade out of lemons’
Marc Levin | March 16, 2018
This article by Marc Levin and President of the Great Plains Public Policy Institute, Ron Williamson, originally appeared in Argus Leader, March 16th, 2018. Governors from the around the…
Criminal justice reform bill would stop jail revolving door
Marc Levin | February 26, 2018
This article by Marc Levin originally appeared in Clarion Ledger February 26th, 2018. Mississippi lawmakers have impressed conservative policy leaders around the country with their commitment to smart justice…