Editorial: Bipartisan criminal-justice reform could happen soon — if the 1990s wing of the GOP gets out of the way
by The Times Editorial Board, Los Angeles Times
Nov 19, 2018
3 minutes
A federal criminal-justice reform bill designed to make sentencing more rational and inmates' return to society more successful has bipartisan support and last week won the backing of President Trump. But in the current topsy-turvy political landscape, that may not be enough. Continuing pushback from a key Republican lawmaker and an influential organization of sheriffs spotlights an essential element of the national criminal-justice debate: The fault line runs not between liberals
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