US News and World Report: Barr: Justice Dept. Is 'All In' on Criminal Justice Overhaul

Advocates have called for stronger oversight of the implementation by both the Bureau of Prisons and the Justice Department and say Congress and the Trump administration need to fully commit to providing the necessary funding.

"We have concerns it might not be implemented appropriately," said Inimai Chettiar, legislative and policy director at the Justice Action Network.

"The sentencing provisions are things that are much more clear cut," she said. "The people who are already put in prison and are trying to get out by participating in programs, those programs also need to be funded too. If there's no funding it is going to severely limit the ability for the federal government to reduce their prison population."

https://www.usnews.com/news/politics/articles/2019-07-13/around-2-200-federal-inmates-to-be-released-under-reform-law

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