Vittorio Nastasi is the director of criminal justice policy at Reason Foundation.
Nastasi works on criminal justice reform, healthcare regulation, occupational licensing, and environmental policy issues at Reason Foundation.
His work has been published in the Wall Street Journal, Orange County Register, Palm Beach Post, and Tallahassee Democrat, among others.
Prior to joining Reason, Nastasi worked with the James Madison Institute and the DeVoe L. Moore Center focusing on land-use regulation, occupational licensing, and criminal justice reform.
Nastasi graduated from Florida State University with bachelors degrees in Economics and Political Science.
He is based in Tallahassee, Florida.
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California politicians shouldn’t forget the effectiveness of telehealth
California's antiquated licensing laws and regulations prevent patients from accessing needed health care.
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Florida’s successful telehealth policies should be applied to address dental care shortages
More than seven million Floridians live in areas with shortages of dental health professionals.
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New York’s clean slate reforms offer former offenders a second chance
New York’s approach to automated record sealing strikes an appropriate balance between upholding public safety and offering former offenders a second chance.
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South Dakota reduces unnecessary occupational licensing barriers for people with criminal records
South Dakota's Senate Bill 57 is a major step in the right direction in reducing barriers to employment for individuals with criminal records.
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Analysis: 34 cities in Georgia collected at least 20 percent of their total revenue from fines and forfeitures
Five cities in Georgia—Lenox, Warwick, Oliver, Hiltonia, and Rock Ford—collected at least 50 percent of their total revenues from fines and forfeitures.
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New report highlights enormous scale of community supervision in the United States
Data from a new report from the Prison Policy Initiative shows that nearly 3.7 million adults are on community supervision programs like probation and parole.
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Southern California counties should get rid of late fees for traffic fines
Late fees continue to burden many low-income Californians while exacerbating the problems of revenue-oriented policing.
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Florida criminal justice reform would reduce technical violations of probation
Senate Bill 1478 offers Gov. DeSantis a great opportunity to further improve Florida’s parole and community supervision programs.
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South Carolina reduces occupational licensing barriers for people with criminal records
Several studies have linked occupational licensing policies to increased criminal recidivism.