The First Step Act is a needed step toward the end of mass incarceration

The most promising criminal justice reform effort at the federal level in some time is on hold after President Trump decided the matter was too contentious to take up before the midterm elections.
The First Step Act, which has drawn bipartisan support, seeks to expand federal prison rehabilitation programs, increase opportunities for inmates to earn good-time credits for release and would include modest but important sentencing reforms.
Such reforms are necessary given the high rate of recidivis