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The First Step Act - A Pros and Cons List
The First Step Act - A Pros and Cons List

The FIRST STEP Act, short for Formerly Incarcerated Reenter Society Transformed Safely Transitioning Every Person Act, or H.R.5682 is a bipartisan prison reform bill passed by the House of Representatives on May 22, 2018. The bill’s timid reach is evident in its name, indicating the bill is only the first step in reforming the federal criminal justice system, with future reform on the horizon.

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chrysse haynescriminal justice reform, wealth based discrimination, criminalization of poverty, discrimination, sentencing, first step act, jared kushner, congress, washington dc, capitol hill, social justice, senate