Show: 026 Top Priority Podcast | Civil Assest Forfeiture & Criminal Justice Reform 

Date Recorded: October 5, 2020 

Host: Duane Lester, Manager of Issue Education, Grassroots Leadership Academy 

Guests: Vikrant Reddy, Senior Fellow, Charles Koch Institute 

Greg Glod, Criminal Justice Reform Fellow, Americans for Prosperity  

Tyler Koteskey, Policy Analyst, Americans for Prosperity 

• What is Civil Asset Forfeiture? min [2:08] 
• Where did Civil Asset Forfeiture originate? min [4:58] 
• United States v. One Solid Gold Object in the Form of a Rooser. min [21:35] 
• What does a reform plan look like? min [31:37] 
• Tims v. Indiana | Supreme Court Ruling in favor of 8th Amendment Rights. min [37:02] 

Additional Resources  

• Dick Carpenter of Institute for Justice | TEDx Talk on Civil Asset Forfeiture  
• The Supreme Court Strikes a Blow Issues Unanimous Ruling in Favor of 8th Amendment Rights  
• Remove bad incentives such as civil asset forfeiture and qualified immunity 
• Ep 002 Top Priority | Overcriminalization & Criminal Justice Reform 
• The Stand Together Community