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The First Step Act
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Length:
24 minutes
Released:
Feb 7, 2019
Format:
Podcast episode
Description
In late 2018, Congress passed the first major criminal justice reform legislation in nearly a decade. So what is the First Step Act, and how will it impact the federal prison population? Host Justin Milner talks with researchers Nancy La Vigne and Julie Samuels from Urban’s Justice Policy Center and Matthew Charles, who has spent years studying sentencing law and is one of the first people to be released from prison thanks to the First Step Act.
Released:
Feb 7, 2019
Format:
Podcast episode
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