The Right On Crime Podcast

Right On Crime and Prosecutorial Innovation in America Director Kurt Altman sits down with Rob Sanders, Commonwealth’s Attorney for Kentucky’s 16th Judicial Circuit, Kenton County to discuss the benefits of the H.E.A.R.T. program. This innovative and groundbreaking program sees a 92% success rate, meaning only an 8% recidivism rate in drug cases. Sanders says the H.E.A.R.T. program is effective be...

How do innovative prosecutors separate themselves from those who do not uphold their oath to prosecute? Jefferson County Prosecuting Attorney Matt Harvey tells Right On Crime Kurt Altman, “Never erode the fundamental foundation of government and stay focused on The Three I’s of Harm.” Learn more on the latest episode of the Right On Crime Podcast featuring Prosecutorial Innovation in America.

The latest episode of The Right On Crime Podcast featuring Prosecutorial Innovation in America explores the good work being done in two Pennsylvania counties, York and Bucks, as we give a voice to prosecutors who are holding criminals accountable while thinking outside the box.

A criminal record can follow a person for the rest of their lives, and the prejudice can impact their job, housing, and opportunities for second chances. Right On Crime presents a conversation on the impact and potential for Clean Slate legislation in Texas, Oklahoma, and states across the nation.r

Straight-talking and mincing no words, Mississippi Department of Corrections Commissioner Burl Cain is determined to change the world of corrections and make Mississippi a model for prisons across the nation. 

Episode three of The Right On Crime Podcast features The Correctional Leadership Network with dynamic insights from Louisiana Corrections Secretary Jimmy LeBlanc whose decades long career focuses on “building better lives not bigger prisons.” ROC Director Scott Peyton sits down with Secretary LeBlanc to discuss his innovative leadership, achievements, and the implementation of historic criminal ju...

Right On Crime’s Prosecutorial innovation in America supports prosecutors willing to think outside the normal prosecutorial box with common-sense and data-driven innovations which reduce crime and recidivism but never compromise public safety. A risk-based approach which strengthens the Rule of Law is essential to conservative criminal justice reform.  Prosecutorial Innovation in America will conn...

The Correctional Leadership Network at Right On Crime is a dynamic group of corrections professionals and thought leaders sharing best practices and expertise in criminal justice policy. While prisons serve a critical role in society and violent criminals must be held to account, our correctional facilities- already overcrowded and short-staffed- must make room and prepare those in custody for the...