Op-Ed: The First Step Act Is A Giant Leap Toward Meaningful, Bipartisan Prison Reform

Originally published at The Daily Caller

It’s hard to imagine a more perfect name for the First Step Act. It’s not a complete cure for the problems of our criminal justice system, but it was never meant to be. Instead, it was just that: a “First Step.”

Three years ago, Democrats and Republicans worked together (yes, it’s possible!) to pass the most impactful federal sentencing and prison reform in 30 years. When President Donald Trump signed it into law, it had the widest range of support in recent memory, from left-wing commentator Van Jones to the National Fraternal Order of Police.

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