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Senate hearing spotlights stalled First Step Act implementation and unfilled reentry beds
Summary
A Senate committee member and a nominee discussed gaps in implementing the First Step Act, including unfilled halfway‑house beds for people leaving federal custody, and the nominee said they would investigate if confirmed.
A Senate committee member and a nominee discussed gaps in implementing the First Step Act — including unfilled halfway‑house beds for reentry — during a Senate committee hearing.
The committee member said criminal justice reform has been a long-term focus of their work and recounted partnering with other senators to pass the First Step Act, signed into law in December 2018. "As as you're aware, criminal justice reform has been an important, part of my role on this committee. I I worked for the better part of a decade, with, Senator Durbin, Chairman Grassley, senator White house, senator Cornyn, senator Booker, and a bunch of others to eventually pass the First Step Act, which president Trump signed into law in December of…
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