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Honored to share: @forthepplorg is an @ElevatePrize winner 🎉We work with prosecutors nationwide to reunite families & strengthen communities.
Grateful to our team, partners, and the people whose resilience drive this work. Thank you @ElevatePrize — we’re just getting started.
At the Sundance Film Festival, I had the opportunity to speak about what it takes to make second chances a reality.
For too long, people have been reduced to case numbers, often with no meaningful path home.
But when we center dignity, justice evolves.
Stories change culture. Culture changes policy. That’s how justice innovation happens.
This weekend, join us in Park City, Utah to learn about why second chances matter. @ScottEPeyton1 @ElissaJ85 @JoshuaBHoe @Shaneva0909 @defensemom
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Join justice reform leaders, filmmakers, and business leaders at @sundancefest this Saturday for a full day of conversations highlighting #secondchances, criminal justice policy, and the future of fair chance hiring and reentry in America.
@hillaryblout @Shaneva0909 @elissaj85 @ScottEPeyton1, @FWDus @thedreamcorps @JusticeReform
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Responsible, bipartisan, and pragmatic advocacy is essential to improving how our criminal justice system actually works — moving beyond a one-size-fits-all reliance on arrest and incarceration toward approaches that deliver real safety and accountability.
I was a prosecutor. I believed long sentences meant safety, until I witnessed the power of second chances.
Transformation is possible, but coming home requires support.
We created the #HomecomingFund to help people succeed after prison.
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Honored to be one of 20 finalists for the prestigious @ElevatePrize. Awarded annually, the Prize recognizes social impact leaders driving transformative change around the world.
Learn more about the award and the other amazing leaders featured here: elevateprize.org/finalists-2…
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Our CEO @hillaryblout joined @RightOnCrime, @UnifyUSOfficial & @CPAC in Oklahoma to testify on Prosecutor-Initiated Resentencing — a policy that strengthens justice and public safety. Grateful to lawmakers for the thoughtful dialogue on second chances.
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Prosecutor led policies not only improve public safety — they increase trust in our criminal justice system.
Thank you to our great friends in Oklahoma for inviting @RightOnCrime, @CPAC, @forthepplorg, and @UnifyUSOfficial to discuss PIR laws!
Public safety remains the top priority. Prosecutor Initiated Resentencing (PIR) gives prosecutors a valuable tool to revisit old cases, correct injustices, and strengthen community trust. ROC’s @marilyndavidson and @FRusso15 testified before Oklahoma lawmakers on how PIR enhances fairness and promotes safer communities. #okleg
Both testimonies here: youtu.be/5DfS-hX3ZC0?si=ltot…
Grateful to join 250+ leaders at @CouncilonCJ Members Summit to speak about a sustainable path to second chances: Prosecutor-Initiated Resentencing.
Being with people who’ve pushed for change for decades was a powerful reminder that lasting change takes time and courage.
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Thank you @hillaryblout for taking the time to tell us on TBT about her inspirational personal background, and how her team @forthepplorg is advocating for prosecutor-initiated re-sentencing laws around the country.
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Today, the @FBI released its official 2024 crime data, showing declines across all major crime types, including homicide, compared to 2023. The findings align closely with the Council's Year-End 2024 report, with declines continuing through mid-year 2025. cbsnews.com/news/fbi-crime-r…
ALT “Claims of credit for favored policies and programs are coming from the left and the right, but there is little evidence to back them up. Whether it’s immigration enforcement or community programs to stop violence, we need to be cautious about claiming what is currently reducing crime without more rigorous research. The critical question is not whether a particular approach works. It’s what are the strategies that work best and cost the least.” Adam Gelb, President and CEO, Council on Criminal Justice
“We’ve never had so many people in their 60s, 70s & 80s in prison.” – Dr. Keith Humphreys via @TheAtlantic @NPR
We don’t have to let them die in prison. Many are rehabilitated and their risk of reoffending is low. We have the tools to safely bring them home.
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Closing out the first day of the @CleanSlate_Init’s 2025 Convening with the panel discussion “A New Era in Criminal Justice Reform: Clean Slate and Beyond”
A star-studded panel that includes @pye, @hillaryblout, Insha Rahman (@verainstitute), @RealNHenderson, and @timothyrhead
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In 2018, California passed the first prosecutor-initiated resentencing law in the country. In the @nytimes, @issielapowsky spotlights CCJ member @hillaryblout, who helped pass the law and is now using it to reduce long sentences for women in prison: nytimes.com/2025/06/13/headw…
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Prosecutor Initiated Resentencing (PIR) has shown a recidivism rate In the single-digits. That’s not only a win for public safety, but also a powerful argument for government efficiency and cost-effectiveness.
@tolmanbrett @hillaryblout @forthepplorg #utleg
58% of women in prison are mothers and women are the fastest-growing prison population
I’m honored to join @RiceMinus in calling for urgent, bipartisan solutions to ensure justice for women and mothers behind bars
We share our perspective in @thehill:
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Join us in Washington, D.C. for a timely and essential conversation: How can we advance bipartisan solutions in criminal justice reform?
Grateful to Princeton SPIA DC Center for hosting this important discussion. Hope to see you there!
🔗 Register: bit.ly/43Ky4aK
Our "Home For Good" campaign, which highlights stories of second chances, is a finalist for the @anthemawards! Will you help us win?
Cast your vote below. It will only take 1 minute and can help bring these stories to millions across the country:
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Prosecutors can advocate for extremely harsh sentences after a person is convicted of a crime. So what do prosecutors have to do with second chances?
On this episode of Just Justice, I talk w/ @hillaryblout @forthepplorg about prosecutors as champions of second chances,