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...Douglas A. Berman This Issue of FSR explores a range of perspectives on the import and impact of the First Step Act as we approach the first anniversary of President Trump signing it into law. Key themes that emerge from materials in this Issue include the need for effective implementation...

...Jay Whetzel; Trent Cornish; Scott Anders; Joseph LaFratta; Christopher Poulos Abstract December 2024 marked the sixth anniversary of the First Step Act (FSA), the most significant federal criminal justice legislation enacted in decades. Not to diminish FSA’s “front-end” changes, the weight...

...Jeffrey A. Rosen © The Ohio State University Remarks on the Implementation of the First Step Act DEPUTY ATTORNEY GENERAL JEFFREY A. ROSEN July 19, 2019 Good morning everyone. I m joined here today by Hugh Hurwitz, the Acting Director of the Bureau of Prisons, David Muhlhausen, the Director...

...Department of Justice © The Ohio State University Press Release: Department of Justice Announces the Release of 3,100 Inmates under First Step Act, Publishes Risk and Needs Assessment System DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE July 19, 2019 The Department of Justice today announced three major developments...

...Department of Justice © The Ohio State University First Step Act Implementation Fact Sheet DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE July 19, 2019 I. Retroactive Application of Fair Sentencing Act (Crack: Powder) The Act s retroactive application of the Fair Sentencing Act of 2010 (reducing the disparity...

...David B. Muhlhausen; Hugh J. Hurwitz © The Ohio State University First Step Act: Best Practices for Academic and Vocational Education for Offenders DAVID B. MUHLHAUSEN HUGH J. HURWITZ National Institute of Justice June 2019 Background On December 21, 2018, the First Step Act was passed...

...American Bar Association House of Delegates © The Ohio State University Resolution 101 and Report on First Step Act AMERICAN BAR ASSOCIATION HOUSE OF DELEGATES August 12-13, 2019 RESOLUTION RESOLVED, That the American Bar Association urges the federal government to immediately implement...

...Jalila Jefferson-Bullock The passage of the First Step (Act) represents an ambitious, bipartisan compromise to commence much-needed, genuine federal sentencing reform. However, as its name suggests, it is, in practice, simply one meager stride in what requires a marathon to affect true change. Its...

...Sarah French Russell Under the First Step Act of 2018, federal prisoners may now petition courts directly for reduction of their sentences, and judges may grant such requests if “extraordinary and compelling reasons” support reduction. Judges are also in the process of imposing reduced sentences...

...Julie Samuels; Nancy La Vigne; Chelsea Thomson © The Ohio State University Next Steps in Federal Corrections Reform: Implementing and Building on the First Step Act JULIE SAMUELS, NANCY LA VIGNE, and CHELSEA THOMSON Urban Institute May 2019 The topic of federal corrections reform is hardly new...

...Molly Gill © The Ohio State University Threading the Needle: The FIRST STEP Act, Sentencing Reform, and the Future of Criminal Justice Reform Advocacy I. Introduction Shortly after Donald Trump s election to the presidency, a journalist contacted me and asked for my opinion on the prospects...

...Jessica Jackson © The Ohio State University How the FIRST STEP Act Would Restore Dignity to Incarcerated Women JESSICA JACKSON* 116 I. Introduction The burning smell of bleach lled our nostrils as we sat in the cold, sterile visiting booth. Her long brown hair fell in front of her face as she...

...Leadership Conference on Civil and Human Rights © The Ohio State University Letter to House Judiciary Committee Members Urging No Vote on FIRST STEP Act LEADERSHIP CONFERENCE ON CIVIL AND HUMAN RIGHTS (May 8, 2018) Dear House Judiciary Committee Member: On behalf of The Leadership Conference...

...FAMM © The Ohio State University Letter to House Judiciary Leaders Explaining FAMM Support for FIRST STEP Act TO: Representative Doug Collins & Representative Hakeem Jeffries FR: Kevin Ring, FAMM President, Families Against Mandatory Minimums, 1100 H Street NW, Suite 1000, Washington DC 20005...

...Richard J. Durbin; Cory A. Booker; Kamala D. Harris; Sheila Jackson Lee; John Lewis © The Ohio State University Dear Colleague Letter Expressing Concerns with FIRST STEP Act RICHARD J. DURBIN, CORY A. BOOKER, KAMALA D. HARRIS, SHEILA JACKSON LEE & JOHN LEWIS (May 17, 2018) Dear Colleague: We...

...Hakeem S. Jeffries © The Ohio State University Dear Colleague Letter Expressing Support for FIRST STEP Act Dear Colleague: I write in response to a recent letter opposing the FIRST STEP Act (hereinafter, the opposition letter The letter, unfortunately, is riddled with factual inaccuracies...

... © The Ohio State University Conservative Leaders Letter to President Trump Expressing Support for FIRST STEP Act Federal Sentencing Reporter, Vol. 31, No. 2, pp. 160 167, ISSN 1053-9867, electronic ISSN 1533-8363. For more information visit: httprightoncrime.com/2018/08/conservatives-send...

...U.S. Sentencing Commission © The Ohio State University New Commission Proposes Policy Priorities for 2022 2023 Amendment Year (press release) First Step Act Implementation Among Top Tentative Priorities U.S. SENTENCING COMMISSION September 29, 2022 The newly constituted United States...

...U.S. Sentencing Commission © The Ohio State University U.S. Sentencing Commission to Implement First Step Act with Focus on Compassionate Release (press release) Commission Also Sets Other Priorities for the 2022 2023 Amendment Year The United States Sentencing Commission today unanimously...

...Julie Zibulsky; Christine Kitchens © The Ohio State University The First Step Act of 2018: One Year of Implementation JULIE ZIBULSKY J.D. Assistant General Counsel Of ce of General Counsel CHRISTINE KITCHENS M.A. Senior Research Associate Of ce of Research and Data United States Sentencing...