Congresswoman @EleanorNorton sent a letter to @AGWilliamBarr asking the @TheJusticeDept (DOJ) to apply the First Step Act (Act), which was signed into law in 2018, to D.C. Code felons, especially in light of the coronavirus. (via @dclinenews)https://thedcline.org/2020/03/22/press-release-norton-urges-department-of-justice-to-apply-first-step-act-to-d-c-inmates-in-federal-bureau-of-prisons-as-congress-intended-in-light-of-coronavirus/ …
Barr has no jurisdiction over state prisons. I wrote him because dc felons are the only local inmates in BOP. These are hard core felons who have committed murder, rape, robber and the like.
