Criminal justice reform in Virginia is an ongoing process. Sometimes that process brings good news, other times not so good. Recently, it brought good and bad over the course of six short days. Wednesday, April 4: Gov. Ralph Northam signs Senate Bill 105, increasing the monetary threshold for grand larceny….
Do you hate being micromanaged? Do you hate it even more when you’re told not to do something that you obviously would never have considered doing? Well, this is the federal government at its worst – creating pointless, ridiculous rules. There are so many federal rules and regulations that they…
It is a measure being pushed forward with the best of intentions. The goal is to curb Arizona’s growing opioid crisis, which has resulted in the tragic loss of so many young lives across the state. The bill is called House Bill 2241, and although it is intended to help…
30 years is a long time to run a business, longer than many millennials have been alive. For the entirety of our lifetimes, Shayne Gatlin has run a successful locksmith business in Texas. He built up an impressive customer base of over 100,000 people and grew his company assets. The…
According to recent research, the United States incarceration rate for men, specifically those between 25 and 34 is shockingly high. In 2010, 93 percent of prisoners were male, and more than 30 percent of those were millennials. Given the overall incarceration rates in the United States, that number can’t be…
Most Americans agree that it’s time to fix our nation’s broken criminal justice system. But if overwhelming support isn’t enough to get lawmakers around the country to take action, here’s something that might: criminal justice reform is working. Just two short years after Utah implemented a ground-breaking program to keep…
Getting pulled over for not properly wearing his seat belt almost cost Phil Parhamovich his lifelong dream—and $91,800. Parhamovich is a musician who hoped to one day buy a famous recording studio in Madison,Wisconsin to help further his music career. For years, he had been working long hours at multiple…
When former inmates are trying to put their lives back together, they face a lot of hurdles that can keep them from finding a place to live or getting a job. Many ex-offenders want to work, but don’t have the reliable transportation they need to get to interviews or hold…
Bail is supposed to ensure people show up for their trial. In practice, our broken bail system keeps low-income and minority people trapped behind bars for weeks, months or even years without a conviction. For wealthy or middle-income people, posting bail isn’t a problem. They either have the cash or…
In 2011, the IRS destroyed Oh Suk Kwon’s life. Kwon, a South Korean immigrant and U.S. Army veteran, and his wife had purchased a gas station in Maryland and were trying to carve out a good life for themselves. Then the IRS showed up on the Kwons’ doorstep and seized…
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