A criminal justice reform bill is bringing new hope to the fight against cash bail

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Channel: The National Desk · 2018 · News & Politics

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The Senate passed a major criminal justice reform bill called the First Step Act. The new legislation will ease sentences for nonviolent offenders and give judges more leeway in mandatory minimum sentences. While the bill doesn’t address bail directly, the fact that criminal justice reform is an issue that both Democrats and Republicans can agree on means there’s hope for the future.

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