“For too long, the people most harmed by violence have also been the least helped,” said Aswad Thomas, gun violence survivor and national director of the 46,000-member Crime Survivors for Safety and Justice. “The National Crime Victims Agenda offers policymakers a clear plan to address the needs of all crime survivors and finally end the cycle of crime. Lawmakers should read this plan carefully, and finally listen to the survivors who’ve been historically left out of the public safety conversation.”

Today, a bipartisan group of lawmakers introduced a package of public safety reforms – the Safer Michigan Act – which increases recovery support for crime victims, and prioritizes rehabilitation programs to reduce recidivism and stop cycles of crime. The bills – with widespread support from crime victims – would enact policies that have proven successful in other states.

We honor George Floyd and hold his family and loved ones in our hearts. Today’s verdict provides an important measure of accountability for his murder, yet we know it cannot erase the loss, pain and trauma.

More than 200 Florida crime victims have come together to urge the state legislature and Governor Ron DeSantis to prioritize the needs of crime victims. In a letter to state lawmakers, victims urged the need to pass a slate of reforms that would stop the cycle of violence impacting communities across the state. 

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE | March 31, 2021 Contact: [email protected]   WASHINGTON, DC – Alliance for Safety and Justice applauded President Biden’s proposal to invest $5 billion over eight years in evidence-based community violence prevention programs as part of his administration’s $2 trillion infrastructure plan, called The American Jobs Plan. As the country continues to recover from the […]

The Ohio Senate today passed critical reforms to the state’s crime victim compensation program, reducing excessive barriers to recovery services that promote healing and recovery from crimes. The Alliance for Safety and Justice (ASJ) and its Crime Survivors for Safety and Justice network in Ohio, which have advocated for the legislation for more than two years, applaud Senate leaders for the bill’s passage. 

Alliance for Safety and Justice (ASJ), a national organization focused on winning new safety priorities in the largest states across the country, today announced a new, expanded leadership team.

Alliance for Safety and Justice applauded the Biden-Harris Administration’s announcement today to change the Paycheck Protection Program (PPP), including the elimination of exclusions of small business owners with old legal convictions from accessing support through the program.

Governor J.B Pritzker today signed a comprehensive public safety reform package – spearheaded by the Illinois Legislative Black Caucus – that prioritize rehabilitation and supports communities most impacted by crime but least served by the current criminal justice system. The legislation’s reforms include improvements to the state’s sentence credit program to reduce recidivism and over-incarceration, as well as a lowering of barriers for crime survivors to access victim services – changes championed by the Alliance for Safety and Justice, with widespread support among crime survivors throughout Illinois.

The Alliance for Safety and Justice (ASJ) today announced that co-founder Robert Rooks will transition on March 1 from his role as Chief Executive Officer to become President Emeritus of the organization’s Board of Directors. Rooks will remain active with ASJ, as he assumes a new role as Chief Executive Officer of REFORM Alliance, an allied criminal justice reform organization founded in 2019.