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Enough. sentencing issues in this country -- how you get to jail is just as important as how you get out of jail. what this bill does do is mandate the attorney general to create an assessment tool to assess recidivism, the potential recidivism rate of potential prisoner going into jail and creating a program and reassessment so folks can get out of jail earlier and it can be a rehabilitative process that we are not just warehousing disproportionately, if we're being frank, black and brown people in america. >> the name is out there. first step act. this is a great first step. the president ha...