December 21, 2018–Following overwhelming votes of support in the Senate (87-12) and the House (358-36), President Trump signed The First Step Act into law on December 21, 2018. Due Process Institute has been a leader in the lobbying and education regarding this historic piece of criminal justice reform legislation. “This is a remarkable culmination of years of effort by reformers to get Congress to recognize the need for change,” said Director of Rule of Law Initiatives Joe Luppino-Esposito. “The First Step Act will go a long way towards improving public safety and making the federal prison system a place for actual ‘corrections’, rehabilitation, and redemption. This is the type of reform that stresses justice and effectiveness above all else. I look forward to seeing more bipartisan support for reform in the near future as we think about what our next steps ought to be.”
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