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First Step Act – A Year in Review
The U.S. Sentencing Commission published a new study addressing the first-year impact of the First Step Act. You will find a summary of the key findings of this below. KEY FINDINGS This publication examines the impact of the First Step Act, analyzing data from the first year following its enactment, compared to data from the…
Read MoreFirst Step Act Disappoints Thousands of Prisoners and Families Who Expected an Early Releases
A Fading Hope for Early Release Federal prisoners whose hopes were high for an early release thanks to the signing of the First Step Act are now unsure of their fates. While the new law will, to some degree, affect thousands of federal inmates good behavior credits, a small provision in the act has made…
Read MoreWill the First Step Act Lead to the Second Step in Prison Reform?
A Necessary Reform The First Step Act, an initiative aimed at federal prison reform, was recently enacted into law. It passed both the House and Senate with overwhelming support. President Trump immediately signed the legislation. Thus, the Act affirms the popular consensus of the American public that some form of federal prison reform is needed.…
Read MoreJustice reform takes its first steps with the First Step Act
Last year President Trump signed the first piece of prison reform legislation in years. The First Step Act is aimed in part at reducing the federal prison population. It garnered overwhelming bipartisan support in the House and Senate. Since becoming law, this bill has been quietly applauded by lawmakers on both sides of the aisle.…
Read MoreEarly Release from Prison Under The First Step Act ?
The First Step Act, passed last December, has as one of its main focuses the reduction of the current federal prison population. That reduction can be accomplished in a number of ways. Lets walk through 4 main ways to get early release from prison, under the First Step Act, for an inmate to obtain early…
Read MoreThe First Step Act Applies the Fair Sentencing Act Retroactively – What Does That Mean?
The First Step Act, passed last December, has several provisions in it that fix some errors of the past. The most prominent of which came from the initial choice by Congress, back in the 1980s, to impose different sentences for crack cocaine offenses compared to powder cocaine offenses. Specifically, back when the “war on drugs”…
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