Kurt Altman has been brought on as an independent contractor to serve as Right On Crime’s State Director of Arizona and New Mexico. Kurt is the principal of Altman Law and Public Affairs. He became a signatory for Right On Crime in early 2016 and recently more fully joined the reform movement, promoting Right On Crime’s policies in the State Houses of Arizona and New Mexico. He has nearly 24 years of criminal law and Constitutional litigation experience.
Thousands of cases a day go through our nation’s court systems, but most do not grab the headlines or scrutiny of the Kyle Rittenhouse trial. The power and prejudice this prosecution is wielding should worry anyone who advocates for the fair administration of the rule of law. As experienced prosecutors who have handled high-profile criminal cases and made...
“In this economy I can’t fill the jobs I have.” “I would hire someone with a criminal record, but I can’t because my insurance rates will go up if I do.” These are some of the comments I have heard from employers during Arizona’s economic boom. With thousands of people released from state prison each...
Last month, in a move that captured national attention, Oklahoma released 462 people early from prison after Gov. Kevin Stitt commuted their sentences. Each of these individuals was imprisoned for low-level, nonviolent offenses that, due to recent reforms, would not result in prison were they arrested today. Stitt’s order was the largest single-day commutation in...