Massachusetts Bill Would Remove Financial Incentive for Asset Forfeiture
BOSTON, Mass. (March 16, 2022) – A bill introduced in the Massachusetts Senate would reform the state’s asset forfeiture laws to remove the financial incentive for state and local police to participate in the federal “equitable sharing” program. Sen. Cynthia Creem...
Criminal: The Federal “Equitable Sharing” Asset Forfeiture Program
In 1984, a Senator from Delaware who now lives in the White House helped create the federal civil asset forfeiture program known as “equitable sharing.” Learn what it is, how it works, and how it’s used to circumvent state restrictions on asset forfeiture, which is...