Years of Focused Persistence Pay Off
The 2018 legislative successes resulted from years of building relationships with allies, as well as legislators and their staffs.
Finally, prisoners’ Legal Financial Obligations no longer accrue interest at 12% while they are in prison.
Quaker Voice led the successful 2018 effort to establish an independent corrections ombuds, concluding work begun in 2006.
This wide variety of fellow legislative activists shows vividly the value of bringing together people with common goals, whether or not their reasons for these goals agree. Each group represented shares the joy of success as our work together produces legislative reform.