NBC News: Criminal justice reformers reach cusp of history - but worry about last-minute hitches
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“I don’t necessarily trust what’s going to happen,” added Inimai Chettiar, director of the left-leaning Brennan Center for Justice at New York University, another supporter.
“This is going to be a pretty epic floor battle,” said Holly Harris, head of the Justice Action Network, a bipartisan coalition that advocates for reform.
The bill, called the First Step Act, has been dragging around Congress for years in various forms, reshaped by concession and compromise. If passed, it would undo some of the harsh laws governing how America treats drug offenders and other criminals.