The latter would affect about 2,000 current federal inmates. It also overhauls the federal prison system to help inmates earn reduced sentences and lower recidivism rates. There were about 181,000 federal inmates as of Dec. 13, according to the Bureau of Prisons. And senators who wrote the bill say there are safeguards meant to prevent violent criminals from being prematurely released. “We ultimately need to make far greater reforms if we are to right the wrongs that exist in our criminal justice system.”

Source: Washington Post December 18, 2018 00:03 UTC