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File Name | S22-Policy-NCFCA-21-AFF-SafeJustice.docx |
File Size | 327.37 KB |
Date added | November 1, 2021 |
Category | Policy (NCFCA) |
Author | Josiah Hemp |
Resolved: The United States Federal Government should significantly reform its policies regarding convicted prisoners under federal jurisdiction
Case Summary: This plan passes the Safe Justice Act, a bill proposed in Congress but never enacted. The SAFE Justice Act is a comprehensive criminal justice reform bill. It does a wide variety of things (see the card from Bobby Scott after the plan text), but the two things this case focuses on is reducing overcrowding and recidivism, two major problems in the federal prison system.
The SAFE Justice Act is based on reforms that were first put into place in Texas in 2007 and have since been used in South Carolina, Georgia, and other locations. If you decide to run this case, make sure that you are familiar with what these reforms entailed and the common criticisms of these laws. This basis in state law is helpful because it means that we have examples of a similar reform working, thus we can argue effectively for solvency.