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The Drop in Crime in 2025 Is Merely Continuing A Downward Trend Don’t be fooled by those who wrongly take credit for falling crime rates.

Crime fell again in 2025 and new data shows the decline is part of a broader downward trend following the pandemic-era spike.

Read our latest blog about what the numbers actually show and why the long-term trend matters for policy: idueprocess.org/blog/f/the-d...

🤩Great hosting this month’s national Clean Slate coalition meeting!

💪Energizing to gather advocates + experts in person and strategize how to keep building momentum for state + federal second-chance legislation

Congress Doesn’t Know How Many Crimes It Has Created Why the Count the Crimes to Cut Act Should Be Enacted

Congress currently cannot answer a basic institutional question: How many criminal offenses has it actually created?

Read how Congress can find the answer and why it is crucial to better policymaking and reigning in overcriminalization: idueprocess.org/blog/f/congr...

Happy Founder's Day! 🎉🥳

We also share our birthday with our Founder + President Shana O'Toole so here's to another year of fighting for bipartisan criminal legal reform!

House to Consider Legislation for Pregnant Women and CRA, May Consider Approps Bills, Senate in Recess Jason Pye - Vice President, Due Process Institute

House to Consider Legislation for Pregnant Women and CRA, May Consider Approps Bills, Senate in Recess

Read this week's Point of Order: dueprocess.substack.com/p/house-to-c...

House to Consider Legislation for Pregnant Women and CRA, May Consider Approps Bills, Senate in Recess Jason Pye - Vice President, Due Process Institute

House to Consider Legislation for Pregnant Women and CRA, May Consider Approps Bills, Senate in Recess

Read this week's Point of Order: dueprocess.substack.com/p/house-to-c...

In the face of systemic racism that still exists today, Dr. King fought for equality, fundamental rights, and racial justice. We will continue to honor his legacy by advocating for these ideals until they are fully realized in our country and the criminal legal system. #MLKDay

Second Chance Policies Would Boost America’s Economy There’s already a worker shortage, and it’s just going to get worse.

Keeping people permanently punished by a criminal record costs us all—fewer workers, lower earnings, and slower growth.

Second chance policies unlock opportunity, boost the economy, and reflect core American values of fairness and redemption.
idueprocess.org/blog/f/secon...

House to Consider Another Approps Minibus, Veto Overrides, and Expanded ACA Subdies While the Senate Takes Up More Nominations Jason Pye - Vice President, Due Process Institute

House to Consider Another Approps Minibus, Veto Overrides, and Expanded ACA Subsidies While the Senate Takes Up More Nominations

Start off 2026 by subscribing to Point of Order, our weekly congressional newsletter:
dueprocess.substack.com/p/house-to-c...

🗣️🥯 Awesome event hosted by Jobs for the Future to discuss how we can implement more effective policies to remove barriers and help get formerly incarcerated people back in the workforce

Great to meet, speak, and brainstorm with such a diverse group of stakeholders and advocates💪⚖️

ICYMI: We joined @cdt.org and other privacy + civil liberties organizations urging House Judiciary to implement necessary reform of FISA Section 702.

This includes closing the backdoor search and data broker loophole, fixing overbroad expansion of ECSP, and promoting transparency at the FISA court.

New Research Sheds Light on How Arrest and Conviction Records Harm Families | The Clean Slate Initiative An old arrest or conviction record doesn’t just impact the person who has it; it can entirely reshape family life — known as symbiotic harms. New research funded by The Clean Slate Initiative explores...

"Clean Slate policies turn second chances into family outcomes: steadier income, safer housing, and parents who can finally show up for their children."

Read The Clean Slate Initiative's new research on the impact of a criminal record on families: www.cleanslateinitiative.org/updates/new-...

We urge SCOTUS to adopt a rule that prevents the exclusion of defense witnesses absent bad faith.

Excluding key testimony harms truth-seeking, fuels wrongful convictions, and unfairly tilts the system toward prosecutors.

Read our brief: bit.ly/3KA9r9M

Second Chance Policies Would Boost America’s Economy There’s already a worker shortage, and it’s just going to get worse.

In the midst of a shrinking labor supply, Congress can help create opportunities for 70 million Americans that face barriers to employment due to a criminal record.

Read our blog on how the Clean Slate Act and Fresh Start Act can help improve the economy:
idueprocess.org/blog/f/secon...

You can read our vote alert urging members of Congress to vote YES on H.R. 2159:

‼️ BREAKING

The House just passed the Count the Crimes to Cut Act (H.R. 2159), a bill that would require DOJ to produce a report identifying all federal crimes and the number of prosecutions in the past 15 years.

A huge step toward a clearer, fairer federal criminal code!

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🦃 Happy Thanksgiving from Due Process Institute!

Today we’re thankful for good food, good company, and everyone who believes justice should always be on the menu. 🥧⚖️

We hope you enjoy the holiday!🍁

CRAs, Epstein Files, and More in the House While the Senate Moves More Nominees and Could Consider More Appropriations Bills Jason Pye - Vice President, Due Process Institute

CRAs, Epstein Files, and More in the House While the Senate Moves More Nominees and Could Consider More Appropriations Bills

This week's Point of Order: dueprocess.substack.com/p/cras-epste...

Senate Appears Poised to Pass Government Funding Deal, House May Finally Return to DC, Safer Supervision Act Reintroduced Jason Pye - Vice President, Due Process Institute

Senate Appears Poised to Pass Government Funding Deal, House May Finally Return to DC, Safer Supervision Act Reintroduced

Read this week's Point of Order:
dueprocess.substack.com/p/senate-app...

Rikers Island and the Chronic Crisis of Jail Conditions What the recent history of Rikers tells us about the choice to run inhumane jails.

Rikers Island's inhumane jail conditions have received national media attention but prisons across the country share similar pathologies. This past

Read our post explaining the history of Rikers and how it represents the nationwide crisis we're facing:
clause40.org/blog/f/riker...

Lee Introduces Safer Supervision Act to Reduce Repeat Crime and Waste WASHINGTON – U.S. Senator Mike Lee (R-UT) introduced the Safer Supervision Act to improve efficiency of supervised release programs and reduce repeat crime and government waste. The bipartisan legisla...

"The Safer Supervision Act is a responsible, data-driven approach to improving federal probation and supervised release... it delivers smarter justice, supports victims, and keeps communities secure." - @jasonpye.bsky.social, Vice President

Press release: www.lee.senate.gov/2025/11/lee-...

👏 We applaud the introduction of the Safer Supervision Act, S. 3077 + H.R. 5883

This bill will reform supervised release by rewarding compliance, escalating intervention proportionally, and reducing churn due to technical violations that produces no measurable public-safety gain.

In Lopez v. United States, we argue the honest-services clause is unconstitutionally vague, provides no "ascertainable standard of guilt," and violates the due process rights of defendants.

Our brief to the Supreme Court joined by @cato.org:

bit.ly/47AW2Wn

“This year’s survey marks the lowest share of respondents who said they think crime is a very serious issue since 2018.”

Read how public perception continues to shift as the data shows crime is in decline:
thehill.com/homenews/sta...

The idea that “no man is allowed to be a judge in his own cause” is a bedrock principle of the Constitution. A challenged judge shouldn't be able to assess their own impartiality.

We urged #SCOTUS to establish that independent review protects integrity: bit.ly/3Jh1GF7

Federal Time Credit Application YouTube video by Federal Bureau of Prisons

Learn how federal time credits are earned, calculated, and applied under the First Step Act.

Watch the new First Step Act Federal Time Credit Application Informational Guide created by Federal Bureau of Prisons:

www.youtube.com/watch?si=BPr...

Read the letter signed by over 350 organizations signed onto a letter of support for the bill: bit.ly/4nWL5p2

Thank you Senator Shelley Moore Capito for your leadership in sponsoring the Second Chance Reauthorization Act of 2025 amendment in the National Defense Authorization Act to advance the bill through the Senate. The Second Chance Act continues reentry services nationwide, including SUD treatment.

Always a good time when we get together. Congrats to Tray for winning our annual costume contest 👻 🎃 🧛‍♀️ 🧟‍♀️ #nonprofitlife #halloween

You can read our original brief here: www.supremecourt.gov/DocketPDF/24...