The Alliance for Safety and Justice released an estimate indicating that close to half of those incarcerated in the U.S. – nearly one million people – have a current chronic illness that could put them at increased risk to COVID-19. Research by the U.S. Department of Justice and The Pew Charitable Trusts suggest that approximately 40% of the 2.2 million people in jails and prisons have a chronic medical condition.
Jails and Prisons Make Up 8 of Top 10 Largest COVID-19 Outbreaks in U.S.
Posted On Ida SeferPress release
Alliance for Safety and Justice Calls for Immediate Passage of Senate Bill 3 Reduce Prison Overcrowding, Help People With Addiction Get Treatment
Posted On Kristina VillariniPress release
The Alliance for Safety and Justice called on the Ohio General Assembly to immediately pass Senate Bill 3 to make low-level drug possession a misdemeanor instead of a felony, reduce prison overcrowding and help people with addiction get treatment.
As Senate Bill 3 Approaches Vote, Nonpartisan Agency’s Fiscal Impact Statement Estimates $75 Million Cost Savings & 2,700 Fewer People Sentenced to Prison
Posted On Kristina VillariniPress release
The Alliance for Safety and Justice highlighted a fiscal impact statement from the Ohio Legislative Service Commission, indicating Senate Bill 3 would have positive results for taxpayers and the state’s severely overcrowded prison system. The nonpartisan agency’s analysis estimated that the legislation will produce up to $75 million in cost savings and 2,700 fewer people sentenced to prison each year for a low-level drug possession offense.
