As advocates representing poor people convicted of federal crimes, the overwhelming majority of whom are Black and Brown men, we have seen the ease with which harsh mandatory minimum sentences have ...
Terrorist financier released under First Step Act, says he 'would be proud' to fund terrorists again
A convicted terrorist financier serving a 30-year sentence in U.S. federal prison was recently released under the First Step Act after serving only 23 years, and said he "would be proud" to send money ...
The First Step Act, Donald Trump’s marquee criminal justice reform package, became a centerpiece of his 2020 campaign — exhibit A of him doing what no other politician could do. It’s getting a ...
Bitfinex hacker Ilya Lichtenstein gained early release under the First Step Act, highlighting shifting crypto crime ...
In the fall of 2018, I stood in the White House as President Trump endorsed the First Step Act, a bipartisan bill aimed at reforming federal sentencing and modernizing our outdated prison system. As a ...
Nearly 30 years ago, as a boy in a brightly colored Uncle Sam hat, I proudly worked the passing throngs at a political candidate’s booth in front of the sheep barn at the county fair. In the great ...
Current polls show the 2024 election is too close to call, with just a few points separating President Biden and former President Donald Trump in key battleground states. November’s election may hinge ...
It’s been just a few days since Donald Trump stepped into the Oval Office, bringing a vision for what he calls a ‘Golden Age’ for America. With this new chapter in leadership comes an opportunity for ...
The First Step Act (FSA) was a landmark achievement in the area of criminal justice reform. It came at a time of partisan politics and a divided Congress and was the only significant bi-partisan ...
This week marks the fifth anniversary of the enactment of the First Step Act signed by former President Trump — the most comprehensive federal criminal justice reform legislation since the start of ...
In their desperation to find an effective line of attack against former President Donald Trump, Florida Governor Ron DeSantis and his allies have resorted to demagoguery against the First Step Act.
Republican Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis said last week that he would seek the repeal of the FIRST STEP Act, a major criminal justice reform bill signed into law by former President Donald Trump in 2018, ...
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