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Arkansas' recidivism rates are "unacceptably high," the secretary of the Department of Corrections told legislators Monday during the Arkansas Legislative Council's Joint Charitable, Penal and Correctional Institutions Subcommittee meeting.
Louis Reed spent nearly 14 years in prison on bank fraud and other charges. Since then, he has become an advocate for criminal justice reform and supported the First Step Act, a bipartisan measure to improve criminal justice outcomes, which was signed into law by then-President Donald Trump in December 2018. Reed joins “The Daily Signal Podcast” to share his story and his vision for how Democrats and Republicans can work together on criminal justice reform, despite the toxic political climate. We also cover these stories: The Senate votes 64-35 to confirm Jennifer Granholm, the former g...