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Witnesses urge full implementation of First Step Act and easier access for community and faith-based programs
Summary
At a May 5 oversight hearing, witnesses urged Congress and the Bureau of Prisons to accelerate implementation of the First Step Act, expand evidence-based recidivism reduction programming, and reduce undue vetting barriers that keep volunteer and faith-based groups from operating inside federal facilities.
Members of the House Judiciary Committee and nonprofit witnesses told the subcommittee on May 5 that implementing and funding the First Step Act's recidivism-reduction programs should be a congressional priority and that Bureau of Prisons processes are excluding willing external partners.
Why it matters: The First Step Act conditions certain programmatic incentives and credits on access to evidence-based programming inside facilities; witnesses said limited programming and vetting hurdles mean fewer incarcerated people receive the interventions…
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