Former Texas Governor Rick Perry Addressed ALEC Annual Meeting, Called for Criminal Justice Reform

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Former Texas Governor Rick Perry Addressed ALEC Annual Meeting, Called for Criminal Justice Reform

On July 27, at the ALEC Annual Meeting in Indianapolis, former Texas Governor Rick Perry spoke passionately about criminal justice reform. The event, sponsored by the Texas Public Policy Foundation, served as a reminder of how conservative leaders have led the push for criminal justice reform. In fact, Perry called criminal justice reform, “

• ne of the most important things we did in Texas while I was governor.”

Specifically, he spoke of how he signed reforms to sentencing laws, so that non-violent offenders are not subject to lengthy prison sentences. In addition, he also spoke of juvenile justice reform. “As Texans got smarter about…crime prevention, we came to appreciate the importance of keeping promising young people out of jail,” Perry said. He further noted that the number of juveniles incarcerated in Texas has dropped substantially due to the criminal justice reforms.

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