Congress passes First Step Act criminal-justice reform
The First Step Act, formally known as the Formerly Incarcerated Reenter Society Transformed Safely Transitioning Every Person Act, is a bipartisan criminal justice bill passed by the 115th U. S. Congress and signed by President Donald Trump in December 2018.
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The First Step Act, formally known as the Formerly Incarcerated Reenter Society Transformed Safely Transitioning Every Person Act, is a bipartisan criminal justice bill passed by the 115th U. S. Congress and signed by President Donald Trump in December 2018.
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Factrail. (2026). Congress passes First Step Act criminal-justice reform. Factrail. https://factrail.ai/facts/congress-passes-first-step-act-2018-12
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