Rep. Steven Roberts Jr. of St. Louis is a member
of the Missouri House of Representatives who was reelected for his second term
in November of 2018.
He is a fourth generation St. Louis native whose sense
of civic responsibility and social justice has earned him an excellent
reputation, and he has received several awards for his dedication to those
causes.
During his tenure in the House of Representatives, he has set his
sights on reforming the criminal justice system as his number one priority.
"There is no denying that the current system disproportionately and negatively impacts communities of color, the waste in lost human potential is absolutely staggering," said Rep. Steven Roberts Jr. of St. Louis in a recent interview.
"Mandatory minimums for nonviolent offenses need to be eliminated, there needs to be increased funding for diversion and drug courts, as well as an end to money bail. As a nation, we can do a better job of holding to our basic principles of equality and justice for all."
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