In 2018, President Donald Trump signed the First Step Act into law. This was a generational shift on corrections and sentencing policy preceded by years of work in Georgia, South Carolina, and Texas, led by leaders Rep. Doug Collins (R-GA), Chuck Grassley (R-IA), Mike Lee (R-UT), and Tim Scott (R-SC).
Letter to US Senate: Don t Delay on Federal Criminal Legal Reforms hrw.org - get the latest breaking news, showbiz & celebrity photos, sport news & rumours, viral videos and top stories from hrw.org Daily Mail and Mail on Sunday newspapers.
Advocates Frustrated By Biden s Silence On Justice Reform law360.com - get the latest breaking news, showbiz & celebrity photos, sport news & rumours, viral videos and top stories from law360.com Daily Mail and Mail on Sunday newspapers.
Advocates Frustrated By Biden s Silence On Justice Reform By
Sarah Martinson | July 25, 2021, 8:02 PM EDT
Criminal justice reform advocates are frustrated that President Joe Biden hasn t made more progress on his reform campaign promises during his first six months in office and hasn t laid out his plans for fulfilling these promises. (Tom Williams/CQ-Roll Call, Inc via Getty Images)
One of President Joe Biden s most powerful tools for advancing criminal justice reform is his voice and yet, despite his campaign promises, he has been mostly silent on the issue while in office, frustrating criminal justice reform advocates.
Advocates for ending mass incarceration and mandatory minimum sentencing would have liked Biden to do more than just talk about criminal justice reform in his first six months in office, but they are even more frustrated by the fact that he isn t loudly advocating for reform and isn t letting people know when he will act on his reform promises.