Congress is on the verge of passing a landmark criminal justice reform bill called the First Step Act. The bill would take several steps aimed at helping low-risk federal prisoners, like non-violent offenders, move more quickly into halfway houses and home detention, and strive to do better at re-integrating ex-convicts into the private sector.What’s just as interesting as the bill itself is the […]

Congress is on the verge of passing a landmark criminal justice reform bill called the First Step Act. The bill would take several steps aimed at helping low-risk federal prisoners, like non-violent offenders, move more quickly into halfway houses and home detention, and strive to do better at re-integrating ex-convicts into the private sector.What’s just as interesting as the bill itself is the […]

Congress is on the verge of passing a landmark criminal&nbsp;justice reform bill called the&nbsp;First Step Act. The&nbsp;bill would take several steps&nbsp;aimed at helping low-risk federal prisoners, like non-violent offenders,&nbsp;move&nbsp;more quickly into halfway houses and home detention, and strive to do better at&nbsp;re-integrating&nbsp;ex-convicts into the private sector.What’s just as interesting as the bill itself is the […]

34. Criminal Justice Reform and the First Step Act

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