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Due Process Institute is a bipartisan nonprofit that works to honor, preserve, and restore principles of fairness in the criminal legal system.
Due Process Institute is a bipartisan nonprofit that works to honor, preserve, and restore principles of fairness in the criminal legal system.
Importantly, procedural due process concerns transcend liberal and conservative labels, allowing us to focus on achievable results based on core principles and values shared by all Americans.
Guided by a bipartisan Board of Directors and supported by bipartisan staff, we pursue practical solutions to some of the most challenging issues in criminal legal policy through advocacy, litigation, and education.
We are lawyers and lobbyists for the Constitution, working alongside a remarkably diverse coalition of lawmakers, public policy organizations, defenders, business leaders, formerly incarcerated individuals and their families, and members of the public to make the criminal legal system fairer, more effective, and more just.
Res, non verba. Deeds, not words.
It’s time for action.
In recognition of Second Chance Month, Due Process Institute convened a congressional staff briefing featuring policy experts and advocates to discuss how “clean slate” legislation can expand opportunity, support workforce participation, and promote economic growth. The conversation examined bipartisan federal record-clearing proposals, including the Clean Slate Act (H.R. 3114 / S. 1580) and the Fresh Start Act (H.R. 3111 / S. 2590), and explored how lawmakers can help reduce unnecessary barriers to employment and economic mobility.
The Drop in Crime in 2025 Is Merely Continuing A Downward Trend
Crime rates continued to fall in 2025, but the trend is less a sudden shift than the continuation of a broader decline that began after pandemic-era spikes in violence. Data from major cities across the country show sustained decreases in homicides and other violent offenses, suggesting that recent improvements reflect long-term patterns rather than any single policy change or administration.
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