Outrage-fueled political division has been a hallmark of U.S. politics over the past year, yet 2018 was capped off with the bipartisan passage of the First Step Act, landmark criminal justice ...

With the First Step Act, we can help save tomorrow’s victims by helping formerly incarcerated men and women find jobs, become taxpayers, pay victim restitution and child support and reunify with ...

As FIRST STEP Act raises bar on reform, ending ban on prison Pell Grant becomes imperative Push to expand job training is great. But pushing higher education for prisoners would mean even more ...

The First Step Act also gives prisoners an incentive to participate in training and educational programs by awarding them points that speed their release to halfway houses or home confinement.

The FIRST STEP Act will come up for a vote in the Senate this week, ... saving money, and improving lives: a commitment of $250 million over 5 years for training and.

The First Step Act would make the reform retroactive. Those eligible would still have to petition for release and go before a judge in a process that also involves input from prosecutors. With crack’s ...

What is the First Step Act? The bill, sponsored by Reps. Hakeem Jeffries, a New York Democrat, and Doug Collins, a Georgia Republican, seeks to add educational and vocational training and mental ...

First Step Act is failing some who find themselves fearing ... Those benefiting from a sentence reduction cannot live in fear and should be provided with the proper training and tools to ...

The First Step Act was strongly supported by President Trump (whose son-in-law Jared Kushner contributed to shaping it), the Fraternal Order of Police, ... Education, job training, ...

The U.S. House of Representatives is considering a prison reform bill, the FIRST STEP Act of 2018 (H.R. 5682), a solid proposal that should prompt further criminal justice reform at the state ...

The First Step Act of 2018 – championed and then signed by President Trump with bipartisan support in Congress – is about changing the status quo and keeping Americans safe.

This is why the FIRST STEP Act is smart, data driven legislation. The Act is built around personal responsibility, requiring inmates to take action while in prison to improve their prospects for ...