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Most States Saw Criminal Justice Reforms in 2019, But Incarceration Rates Remain High

Loaded on March 4, 2020 by Victoria Law published in Prison Legal News March, 2020, page 54
Filed under: Criminal justice system reform. Location: United States of America.

by Victoria Law, reprinted from Truthout

On December 20, 2019, criminal justice advocates celebrated the news that President Trump signed the Fair Chance Act into law. Tucked into a massive defense spending bill, the law is a federal version of “ban the box,” prohibiting the government and its contractors from ...

 

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