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A jail reform council is looking for feedback from the public after a package of bills...

My name is Jesse Kelley, and I am the Government Affairs Manager for Criminal Justice and Civil Liberties policy at the R Street Institute, which is a nonprofit, nonpartisan, public policy research organization. I am writing alongside my colleague, Lars Trautman, a Senior Fellow at R Street. Our mission is to engage in policy research and outreach to promote free markets and limited, effective government in many areas, specifically including reforms that propose alternatives to arrest, which is why these bills are of particular interest to us. We agree with the Jails Task Force’s recommenda...