Congress often crafts criminal legislation that is “misguided, unnecessary, and even harmful.” It is far too easy for a Member of Congress to score political points by casting himself as “tough on crime,” even when the conduct being criminalized and penalized is not inherently wrongful and poses no clear danger to anyone. Counteracting this pressure is a non-partisan issue. Together, The Heritage Foundation and the National Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers (NACDL) released a major study last month with several concrete proposals for reform.