Formerly Incarcerated Reenter Society Transformed Safely Transitioning Every Person Act

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The Formerly Incarcerated Reenter Society Transformed Safely Transitioning Every Person Act, commonly known as the First Step Act, is a major U.S. federal criminal justice reform law aimed at reducing recidivism and modifying sentencing and prison policies.

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instanceOf United States federal statute ⓘ
criminal justice reform law ⓘ
sentencing reform law ⓘ
affectsAgency Federal Bureau of Prisons ⓘ
United States Department of Justice ⓘ
aimsTo modify prison policies ⓘ
modify sentencing policies ⓘ
reduce recidivism ⓘ
appliesTo federal criminal defendants ⓘ
federal prisoners ⓘ
containsProvision earned time credits for participation in recidivism reduction programs ⓘ
expansion of good conduct time credits ⓘ
expansion of safety valve relief for certain nonviolent drug offenders ⓘ
increased use of home confinement for low-risk prisoners ⓘ
limitations on stacking of 18 U.S.C. § 924(c) firearm penalties ⓘ
placement of prisoners closer to their families when practicable ⓘ
prohibition on shackling pregnant federal prisoners in most circumstances ⓘ
reentry programming and vocational training expansion ⓘ
reforms to mandatory minimum sentencing for certain drug offenses ⓘ
retroactive application of Fair Sentencing Act of 2010 for certain crack cocaine offenses ⓘ
risk and needs assessment system for federal prisoners ⓘ
country United States ⓘ
dateSigned 2018-12-21 ⓘ
enactedIn 115th United States Congress ⓘ
encourages evidence-based recidivism reduction programs ⓘ
productive activities for prisoners ⓘ
establishes risk and needs assessment tool for Bureau of Prisons ⓘ
focusesOn federal prison system ⓘ
goal enhance public safety through reduced recidivism ⓘ
improve rehabilitation outcomes ⓘ
reduce prison population growth ⓘ
hasAcronym FIRST STEP Act ⓘ
linked to: First Step Act
hasShortName First Step Act ⓘ
jurisdiction federal ⓘ
legislativeBody United States Congress ⓘ
nicknameExplainedAs First Step Act ⓘ
policyArea criminal justice reform ⓘ
prison reform ⓘ
sentencing reform ⓘ
presidentialAdministration Trump administration ⓘ
relatedTo Fair Sentencing Act of 2010 ⓘ
federal sentencing guidelines ⓘ
scope federal criminal justice system ⓘ
signedBy Donald Trump ⓘ
titleIncludes Formerly Incarcerated Reenter Society Transformed Safely Transitioning Every Person ⓘ

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First Step Act → longName → Formerly Incarcerated Reenter Society Transformed Safely Transitioning Every Person Act ⓘ
Formerly Incarcerated Reenter Society Transformed Safely Transitioning Every Person Act → titleIncludes → Formerly Incarcerated Reenter Society Transformed Safely Transitioning Every Person ⓘ
linked to: Formerly Incarcerated Reenter Society Transformed Safely Transitioning Every Person Act