WASHINGTON, D.C. – Right On Crime, a national criminal justice campaign of the Texas Public Policy Foundation, applauds Senators Richard J. Durbin (D-IL) and Chuck Grassley (R-IA) for reintroducing the First Step Implementation Act, the Prohibiting Punishment of Acquitted Conduct Act, and the Safer Detention Act. Right On Crime supports the policies of these bills, which advance a more effective, accountable, and constitutionally grounded federal criminal justice system.
“Each of these bills strengthens public safety in a different way — by ensuring fairness at sentencing, focusing resources on dangerous individuals, and fully implementing reforms that reduce recidivism,” said Brett Tolman, Executive Director of Right On Crime. “Together, they move the federal system toward a smarter, more effective approach to public safety.”
These bills promote responsible implementation of the First Step Act, protect due process by preventing punishment for acquitted conduct, and allow the Bureau of Prisons to focus limited resources on individuals who pose a genuine public safety risk—while safely managing low-risk, elderly, and medically vulnerable populations.
“These reforms complement one another and point in the same direction: a justice system that is more focused on actual risk, more respectful of constitutional limits, and more effective at reducing crime,” said Rachel Wright, National Policy Director for Right On Crime. “That’s the type of system communities can trust.”
Right On Crime supports the policies of these measures and commends Senators Durbin and Grassley for their continued bipartisan leadership on reforms that strengthen public safety, uphold constitutional protections, and steward taxpayer dollars responsibly.
Right On Crime is a national campaign of the Texas Public Policy Foundation supporting conservative solutions for fewer victims, less crime, and safer communities. For more information, visit www.RightOnCrime.com