Arizona Department of Corrections Director Charles Ryan announced his retirement. Alessandra Soler, Executive Director of the American Civil Liberties Union of Arizona, made the following statement.

The Just Sentencing Bill proposes long overdue reforms to Arizona’s sentencing laws. This proposal would reduce the stress incarceration places on families and communities, bring Arizona in line with reforms being made nationwide, and save taxpayers millions of dollars.

A bipartisan group of criminal justice reform organizations sent a letter to Speaker of the Arizona House of Representatives J.D. Mesnard, urging him to reinstate the Study Committee on Criminal Justice Reform and appoint a new chair.

The American Civil Liberties Union Campaign for Smart Justice today released the first-ever national public opinion poll of voters’ views of the role of prosecutors.