The Grio: Thousands released as sentence reform law takes effect

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“This is good news and we’re happy to see that it’s starting to be implemented but we think more needs to be done and we think Congress needs to provide that oversight,” said Inimai Chettiar, policy director of the Justice Action Network.

Funding levels for the First Step Act in 2020 have not been established yet.

https://thegrio.com/2019/07/20/first-step-act-inmates-freed-doj/

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