026 Top Priority | Civil Asset Forfeiture & Criminal Justice Reform
What is Civil Asset Forfeiture? Where did it come from? How does it hurt you and enrich the State? And most importantly, what is a viable path to reform? Answer to all these questions and more on episode 026 of Top Priority.
Show: 026 Top Priority Podcast | Civil Assest Forfeiture & Criminal Justice Reform
Date Recorded: October 5, 2020
Host: Duane Lester, Manager of Issue Education, Grassroots Leadership Academy
Guests: Vikrant Reddy, Senior Fellow, Charles Koch Institute
Greg Glod, Criminal Justice Reform Fellow, Americans for Prosperity
Tyler Koteskey, Policy Analyst, Americans for Prosperity
- What is Civil Asset Forfeiture? min [2:08]
- Where did Civil Asset Forfeiture originate? min [4:58]
- United States v. One Solid Gold Object in the Form of a Rooser. min [21:35]
- What does a reform plan look like? min [31:37]
- Tims v. Indiana | Supreme Court Ruling in favor of 8th Amendment Rights. min [37:02]
Additional Resources
- Dick Carpenter of Institute for Justice | TEDx Talk on Civil Asset Forfeiture
- The Supreme Court Strikes a Blow Issues Unanimous Ruling in Favor of 8th Amendment Rights
- Remove bad incentives such as civil asset forfeiture and qualified immunity
- Ep 002 Top Priority | Overcriminalization & Criminal Justice Reform
- The Stand Together Community