Hannah Final Project

The First Step Act, enacted in 2018, is part of a broader movement aimed at criminal justice reform, with a primary focus on reducing incarceration rates in the United States. Despite intentions to cut the inmate population by half, studies suggest the act may not significantly impact incarceration numbers.

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Criminal Justice Reform

Goals

Parenting in Prison Reform

Fees for Jail Time Reform

State Jail Reform

Bail Reform

Lower Incarceration Rates, Offer Education & Rehabilitation Programs

Provisions

First Step Act

Allow inmates to get "Earned Time Credits" by attending educational and rehabilitative programs allowing them to be released into a halfway house

"Good Time Credits": applied retroactively could release 4,000 inmates the day the bill is passed

Would retroactive the Fair Sentencing Could, affecting 2,600 inmates

Legal Foundations

2010: Fair Sentencing Act

Reduced sentencing from 100:1 to 18:1 between crack cocaine and powder cocaine

2018: First Step Act

Studies show that the act probably will not affect actual incarceration by much

Purpose is to reduce 50% of inmates nationwide

2001: Drug Courts Law

Made it compulsory for all jurisdictions in Texas with more than 550,000 people to apply for federal and other funds to set up drug courts

Interest groups

Oppose

Leadership Conference on Civil and Human Rights

Wanted a down-vote because they did not believe the bill addressed enough issues

Support

Texas Civil Rights Project

Has been working for the past 25 years to stop the mass incarceration of Texas civilians

Goals include: Ending Solitary Confinement, Challenging Unconstitutional Debtor's Prisons, Improving Mental Health Screenings, Promoting Critical Review of Law Enforcement