The important passage of the First Step Act

It’s a mouthful, but it matters: the FIRST STEP Act — that’s The Formerly Incarcerated Reenter Society Transformed Safely Transitioning Every Person Act — is the first big bipartisan victory in Washington, D.C. in some time.
On Tuesday, the United States Senate voted 87-12 to pass the criminal justice reform bill. The House of Representatives followed on Thursday with the legislation passing 358 votes in support and only 36 in opposition.
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