OPINION
Debunking the lies about the First Step Act
By John Koufos
December 9, 2018 | 9:42pm | Updated
President Trump speaks about the First Step Act in the Roosevelt Room at the White House.
Reuters
President Trump has courageously thrown his weight behind a reform bill that will dramatically improve how we rehabilitate criminals and help keep them out of overcrowded prisons. Joining him are a majority in the Senate as well as numerous groups representing law enforcers and prosecutors, including former New York City Police Commissioner Bernard Kerik.
The problem: A small group of GOP senators are trying to defeat the bill, known as the First Step Act, with the basest of tactics. Instead of permitting a principled debate on the Senate floor, they’re treating the American people to misdirection, delay and fearmongering — all aimed at running out the clock on the legislative session.
Opponents frame the bill as a form of mass jailbreak. It threatens nothing of the kind.
As it is, nearly every inmate will leave prison eventually, with or without the First Step Act. The question is whether they stay out or return behind bars. On that count, the brokenness of the system is plain for all to see.
American authorities spend roughly $80 billion a year on federal, state and local prison systems. Despite this vast expenditure, two-thirds of inmates recidivate.
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