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Justice Restoration Foundation

Nonpartisan advocacy aimed at how the federal criminal process works, not at individual verdicts.

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What they do

The Justice Restoration Foundation argues the system, not the verdict. It runs named campaigns on the federal criminal process: a Rule 15 campaign on depositions, federal expungement, restoration of Second Amendment rights after non-violent convictions, and Restore the Promise. It publishes research, including an economic impact study, and collects first-person accounts from people prosecuted federally, with a particular focus on healthcare-enforcement cases against medical professionals. Co-founded by Stephen Keller, author of Pay to Play.

Programs and services

  • Rule 15 Campaign
  • Federal Expungement
  • Second Amendment Rights Restoration
  • Restore the Promise
  • Economic Impact Study
  • Healthcare enforcement focus
  • Attorneys Network
  • Share Your Story

The foundation cites that roughly 97% of federal convictions are resolved by plea agreement. Source

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