Unfortunately, a trio of unfriendly amendments have been offered by Sen. Tom Cotton (R-Ark.) and Sen. John Kennedy (R-La.). These amendments introduced by Sen. Cotton and Sen. Kennedy are poison pills, drafted and introduced with the purpose of defeating a landmark bill supported by President Donald Trump, not with the purpose of making the legislation better as amendments are meant to do.
Read MoreSimply warehousing people for decades for nonviolent crimes with little way out, except for celebrity support, is ruining lives while also draining valuable taxpayer dollars. We need sentencing reform and the First Step Act because everyone worthy of release doesn’t have the Kardashians and Snoop Doggs of the world going to bat for us
Read MoreOn November 9th, the National Fraternal Order of Police, representing over 325,000 members of law enforcement, endorsed the bill. This is unprecedented, and gave conservatives with any lingering concern over the bill’s support among our nation’s police officers no more cause for worry as their support was shouted from the mountaintops in that letter
Read MoreOne major issue for former offenders who have served their time and are trying to reintegrate into society is finding a job. There is probably nothing more important for rebuilding their lives than being able to find work, contribute, and earn a living. Without that stepping stone, they are more likely to commit a crime again - which adds avoidable costs to our criminal justice system.
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