Koch brothers introducing new criminal justice reform initiative

Published January 24, 2018 11:00am ET



The umbrella of political organizations run by billionaire industrialist brothers Charles and David Koch is unveiling a new program to spur criminal justice reform in conjunction with its annual winter donor meeting.

“Safe Streets and Second Chances” is to be unveiled this weekend in Palm Springs, Calif., when hundreds of donors who contribute to the Koch network gather to talk policy and the 2018 midterms. The program will launch in four states — Florida, Louisiana, Texas, and Pennsylvania — and examine ways to shift America’s criminal justice system from a focus on punishment to prioritizing rehabilitation, in a bid to reduce recidivism.

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