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Stand Together Trust is pleased to announce that Casey Mattox, esq., has joined the organization as a senior fellow focusing on toleration and free speech.

Stand Together Trust is pleased to announce that Robert Raffety has joined its policy team as director of policy strategy, where he will play an instrumental role in coordinating strategy development and assisting in driving the optimization of the team’s efforts. This is a tremendous opportunity for our policy team to benefit from Raffety’s wealth […]

UNLV to Host Upcoming Debate Featuring Brookings President John Allen, hosted by Politico’s Susan Glasser DATE: November 30, 2017 Las Vegas, Nevada—The Brookings Institution and Stand Together Trust have announced today the launch of a new foreign policy debate series in conjunction with Politico. The debate series, America’s Role in the World, will be held in […]

New Poll: Veterans, Americans in General are Skeptical of Status Quo; Aren’t Convinced Military Intervention Results in Greater Security

A Charles Institute and Real Clear Politics poll found that civilians and veterans hold similar views on post-Cold War U.S. foreign policy.

New results from Stand Together Trust and Police Foundation show Americans see interactions with police getting worse nationwide, but not locally.

Today Stand Together Trust announces plans to host a second criminal justice summit on October 26, 2017 in Washington, DC. The national summit, Advancing Justice: An Agenda for Human Dignity and Public Safety, will bring together leading academics, members of law enforcement, policy makers, think tank scholars, community advocates, media figures, and other influencers from […]

Washington – For the estimated 20 million Americans who are formerly incarcerated, re-entering society can prove a significant challenge. Many face social stigmas and legal restrictions that can prevent them from obtaining employment, education, and housing. To discuss how these collateral consequences impact families and recidivism rates, the U.S. Commission on Civil Rights will host […]

Arlington, Va., April 26, 2017—Ahead of President Donald Trump’s 100th day in office, Stand Together Trust (STT) today released a poll surveying 1,200 American voters who participated in the 2016 presidential election about their views on criminal justice issues such as civil asset forfeiture, overcriminalization, and mandatory minimum sentencing. The results, which represent responses from […]

How did a 25-year-old music producer become the face of criminal justice reform in the United States? In 2002, Weldon Angelos, the founder of Utah-based record label Extravagant Records, was caught selling less than $1,000 worth of marijuana and was given the most severe mandatory sentence required by law: Fifty-five years in prison. Thanks to […]