Goodlatte, Conyers, Labrador, Jackson Lee and Others to Hold Press Conference on Sentencing Reform Bill

Washington, D.C.  – House Judiciary Committee Chairman Bob Goodlatte (R-Va.), Ranking Member John Conyers (D-Mich.), Congressman Raul Labrador (R-Idaho), Crime, Terrorism, Homeland Security, and Investigations Subcommittee Ranking Member Sheila Jackson Lee (D-Texas), and other members of the House Judiciary Committee will hold a press conference on THURSDAY at 9:15AM ET on bipartisan sentencing reform legislation. This is the first bill that will be introduced as a result of the Committee’s bipartisan criminal justice reform initiative. The Committee continues to work on additional bills that address other aspects of the criminal justice system, including over-criminalization, prison and reentry reform – including youth and juvenile justice issues – improved criminal procedures and policing strategies, and civil asset forfeiture reform. The Committee will roll out more bills addressing these topics over the coming weeks. WHO:       House Judiciary Committee Chairman Bob Goodlatte (R-Va.) Ranking Member John Conyers (D-Mich.) Congressman Raul Labrador (R-Idaho) Crime, Terrorism, Homeland Security, and Investigations Subcommittee Ranking Member Sheila Jackson Lee (D-Texas) Additional Members of the House Judiciary Committee WHAT:     Press Conference WHEN:     Thursday, October 8 at 9:15 a.m. WHERE:   HVC Studio A (HVC 114) RSVP:      Jessica Collins, jessica.collins@mail.house.govBackground: In June 2015, building upon the work of the Committee’s Over-Criminalization Task Force, Chairman Goodlatte and Ranking Member Conyers announced a criminal justice legislative reform initiative to address problems within our nation's criminal justice system.  The House Judiciary Committee then held a criminal justice reform listening session and heard from over a dozen Members of Congress on this issue. More information on the House Judiciary Committee’s work on criminal justice reform can be found here.