{"id":39,"date":"2023-07-19T20:03:14","date_gmt":"2023-07-19T20:03:14","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/flfaithandfreedom.com\/?page_id=39"},"modified":"2023-07-28T02:15:43","modified_gmt":"2023-07-28T02:15:43","slug":"justice-reform","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/flfaithandfreedom.com\/?page_id=39","title":{"rendered":"Justice Reform"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-page\" data-elementor-id=\"39\" class=\"elementor elementor-39\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-a89aa52 elementor-section-height-min-height elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-items-middle\" data-id=\"a89aa52\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-4c282ef\" data-id=\"4c282ef\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-251580c elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"251580c\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Justice Reform<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-4c32c37 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"4c32c37\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-d059ce3\" data-id=\"d059ce3\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-23c9563 elementor-widget elementor-widget-spacer\" data-id=\"23c9563\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"spacer.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer-inner\"><\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2363dce elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"2363dce\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><strong>Matthew Chapter 25 Verses 36-40<\/strong>,\u00a0<strong>Jesus says<\/strong>, \u201cI was in prison and you came to visit me \u2026 I tell you the truth,\u00a0whatever you did for one of the least of these brothers of mine, you did for\u00a0me.\u201d<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e406344 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"e406344\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>These words, probably more so than any others, have helped define how conservatives, and those from the faith community, view the nation\u2019s incarcerated. Judeo-Christian values balance personal responsibility with forgiveness and mercy. And the words of Christ, taken as a mandate for action, have driven the faith community and the Faith &amp; Freedom Coalition to engage in justice reform.<\/p><p>America incarcerates a far higher percentage of our citizens\u00a0than similar nations. In the United States, a\u00a0staggering 693 out every 100,000 people are incarcerated. That statistic should\u00a0worry anyone who cares about the size, scope, and cost of government.<\/p><p>America\u2019s high incarceration rate takes a massive human\u00a0toll by tearing families apart and making our communities less safe. U.S. jails and\u00a0prisons resemble a revolving door with almost 7 in 10 inmates\u00a0rearrested within three years of being released from prison, and\u00a04 in 10 offenders are sentenced to return to prison, which makes the public less safe.<\/p><p>However, things are changing for the better because\u00a0conservatives at the state-level are leading the way. Since 2007, more than\u00a030 states have passed significant reforms designed to prioritize prison\u00a0beds for serious\u00a0offenders, reduce incarceration, reduce recidivism rates and\u00a0contain costs. Red states like Texas, Georgia, South Carolina, Utah and others\u00a0have seen real results. Texas, for example, saved taxpayers over $2 billion\u00a0while\u00a0dropping its crime rate to its lowest level since 1968.<\/p><p>Conservatives are proving you can be both \u201csmart on crime\u201d\u00a0and \u201ctough on crime.\u201d<\/p><p>Conservatives must continue to lead on criminal justice reform\u00a0because our solutions have increased public safety, saved taxpayer dollars and\u00a0restored the lives of both offenders and victims.\u00a0Faith &amp; Freedom Coalition will continue to work towards justice reform that accomplishes the following goals:<\/p><ul><li>Prioritize public safety resources<\/li><li>Narrowing the net of incarceration<\/li><li>Increasing public safety through effective rehabilitation programs<\/li><li>Breaking down barriers in communities<\/li><li>Ensuring prompt and fair outcomes for both the accused and the 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