Law Enforcement/Crime/Criminal Justice

Issue Code: LAW

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AI Overview

Law Enforcement/Crime/Criminal Justice is one of the 79 issue categories tracked under the Lobbying Disclosure Act. With $275.8M in total lobbying spend across 14.1K filings, it ranks among the significantly lobbied policy areas in Washington. The money flowing into this issue reflects how much is at stake for the industries involved.

$275.8M
Total Lobbying Spend
14.1K
Filings
50
Top Clients

Spending by Year

YearSpendingFilings
2018$25.9M1,532
2019$30.9M1,630
2020$34.9M1,812
2021$38.6M1,870
2022$36.6M1,917
2023$36.7M1,865
2024$33.9M1,677
2025$38.3M1,752

Biggest Spenders

#ClientSpending
1The Geo Group, INC.$4.6M
2Zamzam Consulting LLC on Behalf of George Nadar$4.0M
3Management and Training Corporation$3.3M
4U.S. Chamber of Commerce Institute for Legal Reform$3.3M
5Axon Enterprise, INC.$3.2M
6Reform Government Surveillance$3.1M
7Mississippi Band of Choctaw Indians$2.6M
8Corecivic$2.4M
9Justice Action Network$2.4M
10Ultra Maritime LLC (Formerly Reported as Ultra Electronics Defense INC)$2.3M
11Victims of Terrorism - East Africa$2.1M
12Google Client Services, LLC$2.1M
13National Retail Federation$2.0M
14Corecivic, INC.$1.9M
15Microsoft Corporation$1.9M
16Correctional Vendors Association$1.9M
17National Cannabis Roundtable$1.9M
18Walmart INC$1.8M
19City of Oakland$1.7M
20Meta Platforms, INC.$1.7M
21Burford Capital LLC$1.6M
22San Diego County$1.6M
23Allied Universal (F/K/A Allied Barton Security Services)$1.6M
24U.S. Chamber of Commerce FKA U.S. Chamber of Commerce-institute for Legal Reform$1.5M
25Meta Platforms INC (Formerly Facebook INC & Various Subsidiaries)$1.5M

Top Firms

Invariant LLC$9.1M
Townsend Public Affairs, INC$6.8M
Monument Advocacy$6.5M
Akin Gump Strauss Hauer & Feld$4.9M
Tiber Creek Group$4.8M
Van Scoyoc Associates$4.6M
Squire Patton Boggs$4.5M
Klein/johnson Group$4.5M
Holland & Knight LLP$4.3M
Forbes-tate$4.2M
The Nickles Group, LLC$4.2M
Sonoran Policy Group, LLC D/B/A Stryk Global Diplomacy, Formerly Known as Sonora$4.0M
Paragon Government Relations$3.6M
Mehlman Consulting, INC.$3.6M
Alpine Group Partners, LLC.$3.6M

What They Lobby For

  • Assist the Gregg County Sheriffs Office with the re-negotiation of its United States Marshals Service Intergovernmental Agreement to house federal prisoners.
  • Assist the Lincoln County Sheriffs Office with the re-negotiation of its United States Marshals Service Intergovernmental Agreement to house federal prisoners.
  • Assist the Phelps County Sheriffs Department with the re-negotiation of its United States Marshals Service Intergovernmental Agreement to house federal prisoners.
  • Promoting GEO Group's Continuum of Care.
  • Enhancing the diplomatic, political security and commercial trade and investment relationships with the country
  • Appropriations regarding Higher Education; Justice related issues and initiatives; and College profile and policy matters
  • H.R.3354 and S.1662/final FY 2018 CJS appropriation bill re: judicial training and juvenile justice programs H.R.3354 and S.1771/final FY2018 LHHS appropriation bill re: Court Improvement Program S.8
  • Provide advice and counsel related to federal surety judicial issues
  • Availability of improved technology for federal prisons.
  • Background checks for private security officers, including S. 705, the Child Protection Improvements Act of 2017.

Data Sources: Senate LDA Filings

Last updated: February 2026

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