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Bookmark or Share- The First Step Act: Ending Mass Incarceration in Federal PrisonsIn 2018, Congress passed and then-President Donald Trump signed into law the bipartisan First Step Act, a sweeping criminal justice reform bill designed to promote rehabilitation, lower recidivism, and reduce excessive sentences in the federal prison system.
- Department of Justice Archive | Prison Reform: Reducing Recidivism by ...The Federal Bureau of Prisons is undertaking sweeping reforms designed to reduce recidivism and strengthen public safety. By focusing on evidence-based rehabilitation strategies, these reforms touch virtually every aspect of the federal prison system, from an inmate’s initial intake to his or her return to the community.
- Justice Department Making Historic Investment in Prison and Jail ReformTo help ameliorate the sometimes harsh and inhumane conditions in the country’s more than 5,000 prisons and jails, the Justice Department is awarding $10 million for projects that aim to transform prison cultures, climates, and spaces; research and evaluate correctional culture and climate; and research and evaluate jails.
- Ending 50 Years of Mass Incarceration: Urgent Reform Needed to Protect ...Fifty years since the onset of mass incarceration, and despite recent downsizing of most state prison populations, the pace of decarceration is insufficient to undo the decades of unrelenting growth.
- CQ Researcher - Prison ReformAmerica's prisons are in crisis. Severe understaffing, overcrowding, crumbling buildings and rampant violence create inhumane conditions for those living and working behind bars.
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