The Senate passed comprehensive criminal justice reform after years of effort. I proudly supported this bill, which reduces harsh mandatory minimums and helps prisoners prepare to return to their communities. #FirstStepAct
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I sat on 5,000 felony cases as a member of the California Women’s Board of Terms and Parole, and I saw firsthand the importance of judicial discretion. The
#FirstStepAct makes vital changes that give judges more flexibility to sentence below mandatory minimums.Show this thread
The #FirstStepAct also addresses racial disparities in our criminal justice system by allowing ALL prisoners sentenced under the old, discriminatory crack cocaine laws to reduce their sentence. Previously this applied only to those sentenced after the 2010 law was enacted.
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So this bill is helping those same criminals to get out jail faster and return to the streets,so they can get a gun,so they can shoot somebody and you can scream about gun control. The reason for harsh min mandatory sentences is to try and stop the crimes.
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I hope it really does what you say but will this apply to state criminal justice as well?
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Clinton started the 3 strikes rule. Thank you President Trump for changing the unfair policy.
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