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First Step Act

The First Step Act, formally known as the Formerly Incarcerated Reenter Society Transformed Safely Transitioning Every Person Act, is a bipartisan criminal justice bill passed by the 115th U.S. Congress and signed by President Donald Trump in December 2018. The act enacted several changes in U.S. federal criminal law aimed at reforming federal prisons…

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First Step Act
Effective
December 21, 2018
Enacted by
the 115th United States Congress
Long title
Formerly Incarcerated Reenter Society Transformed Safely Transitioning Every Person Act
Public law
Pub. L. 115–391 (text) (PDF)

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Compassionate release during the COVID-19 pandemic

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