Posts Tagged ‘Criminal Justice’

Protecting Public Safety and Reducing Costs in Louisiana

Protecting Public Safety and Reducing Costs in Louisiana

By  building on existing research from the Louisiana Sentencing Commission and following key principles that have guided successful reforms in Texas and other states, Louisiana policymakers can take the next steps to enhance public safety in the state and control costs borne by taxpayers.

Criminal Justice Reform Advocates Roll Out Louisiana Campaign

Criminal Justice Reform Advocates Roll Out Louisiana Campaign

We can be “tough on crime and the bottom line,” says Right on Crime, an openly conservative advocacy group for criminal justice reform. The organization held a press conference and highlighted Louisiana’s fiscal challenges and incarceration rate, the highest in the nation.