The Promises Of Federal Criminal Justice Reform: Shortcomings of the First Step Act

Billy Sinclair discusses for TCR's Viewpoints series the mixed results of the First Step Act (FSA), a federal law enacted in 2018 aimed at bringing justice to sentencing outcomes and reducing the inmate population in the U.S. Bureau of Prisons without risking public safety. Sinclair argues that bureaucratic incompetence and the magnitude of the FSA's objectives have led to the law falling short of its promises. The Department of Justice's annual report shows that, despite at least 75,000 federal inmates being eligible for release, only a fraction has been released due to the agencies' inability to establish reliable measures for determining who should be released.

Source: The Crime Report ( TheCrimeReport.org )

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