老澳门开奖结果 of Louisiana Condemns Proposed Budget-Busting Rollback of Criminal Justice Reforms
NEW ORLEANS 鈥� The 老澳门开奖结果 of Louisiana today issued the following statement regarding Senate Bill 188, which would roll back core elements of the state鈥檚 bipartisan Justice Reinvestment Package and cost taxpayers up to . The bill is scheduled to be in the House Committee on Administration of Criminal Justice on Wednesday, May 27 at 11am.
鈥淲ith state revenues plummeting and our economy in freefall, it is alarming that state legislators would divert scarce taxpayer resources to fund harmful policies that fueled our mass incarceration crisis and failed to make our communities safer,鈥� said Alanah Odoms Hebert, executive director of the 老澳门开奖结果 of Louisiana. 鈥淭he COVID-19 pandemic has been a stark reminder that mass incarceration not only undermines justice, it also threatens public health, as outbreaks continue to rage through our prisons and detention centers. We urge members of the House to reject this fiscally irresponsible and harmful bill that would worsen racial disparities and roll back the clock on proven reforms that are making Louisiana stronger and safer.鈥�
The bipartisan Justice Reinvestment Package passed in 2017 has saved Louisiana鈥檚 general fund nearly $30 million and enabled investments in victim services, re-entry programming, and corrections.
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