Widely-Backed by Civil Rights Groups, Legislation Opposes Sessions’ Approach
Washington, D.C. –(ENEWSPF)–June 28, 2017. Lawmakers introduced a bill today that would use the power of the purse to reduce incarceration and crime at the same time. The legislation attempts to counter archaic “tough-on-crime” policies coming from the Attorney General.
The Reverse Mass Incarceration Act of 2017 was introduced by Sens. Cory Booker (D-N.J.) and Richard Blumenthal (D-Ct.). The bill, based on a 2015 proposalby…
