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 FIRST STEP ACT
 Nov 15 President Donald Trump
 announces his support for a prison reform
 bill called the FIRST STEP Act.
President Donald Trump announced his support for a prison reform bill called the FIRST STEP Act, which is short for Formerly Incarcerated Reenter Society Transformed Safely Transitioning Every Person Act. The bipartisan bill would include reducing the “three strikes” penalty and lowering mandatory minimum sentencing for drug-related felonies. The bill was developed by a bipartisan group of senators in summer 2018 and focuses on rehabilitating prisoners. This comes after former attorney general Jeff Sessions, who opposed most sentencing reform, was fired last week. ___ "Today, I am thrilled to announce my support for this bipartisan bill that will make our communities safer and give former inmates a second chance at life after they have served their time,” said President Trump on Wednesday. ___ Photo: AP