Episode 644: First Step Act – 5th Anniversary
Newt's World
English - December 22, 2023 04:30 - 34 minutes - 31.7 MB - ★★★★★ - 6.2K ratingsDocumentary Society & Culture History business education politics health government history technology newt gingrich science Homepage Download Apple Podcasts Google Podcasts Overcast Castro Pocket Casts RSS feed
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On December 21st, 2018, President Trump signed into law the First Step Act of 2018. The Act was the culmination of a bi-partisan effort to improve criminal justice outcomes, as well as to reduce the size of the federal prison population while also creating processes to maintain public safety. The First Step Act works to assess the recidivism risk and to place prisoners in recidivism reducing programs and productive activities to address their needs. On the fifth anniversary of the First Step Act, Newt talks with Jessica Jackson from Reform Alliance and Adam Clausen who benefited from the passage of the act.
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