R Street’s First 100 Days Blueprint for Criminal Justice Reform in the 46th Presidential Administration
Human dignity, public safety, individual liberty, fiscal responsibility and strong families: We at R Street believe these principles are vital to American democracy and are all-the-more critical when deciding upon the policies and practices inherent to our criminal justice systems. After all, the criminal justice system is the only arm of local, state and federal governments given the power to take away years of an individual’s life and constrain them to a cell, away from society and often with little hope for a better future. It is also the arm of government charged with responding to crime in a way that brings justice and prevents future harm.