First Step Act

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The First Step Act is a major U.S. federal criminal justice reform law that, among other changes, reduced certain mandatory minimum sentences, expanded early-release and rehabilitation programs, and made some sentencing reforms retroactive.

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First Step Act canonical 5
First Step Act of 2018 3
FIRST STEP Act 1

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Predicate Object
instanceOf United States federal law ⓘ
criminal justice reform law ⓘ
abbreviation FSA ⓘ
affects federal criminal defendants ⓘ
federal prisoners ⓘ
aim expand rehabilitation opportunities for federal prisoners ⓘ
reduce federal prison population growth ⓘ
reduce recidivism ⓘ
reform federal sentencing laws ⓘ
branchOfLaw federal criminal law ⓘ
chamberInvolved United States House of Representatives ⓘ
United States Senate ⓘ
containsProvision earned time credits for participation in recidivism reduction programs ⓘ
expansion of early-release opportunities ⓘ
expansion of home confinement eligibility ⓘ
good conduct time credit fix increasing maximum good time credits ⓘ
juvenile solitary confinement restrictions ⓘ
limitations on use of restraints on pregnant prisoners ⓘ
placement of prisoners closer to their families when practicable ⓘ
reduction of certain mandatory minimum sentences ⓘ
reforms to compassionate release procedures ⓘ
retroactive application of Fair Sentencing Act of 2010 provisions ⓘ
risk and needs assessment system for federal prisoners ⓘ
country United States ⓘ
dateSigned 2018-12-21 ⓘ
effect allowed resentencing for some individuals convicted of crack cocaine offenses before 2010 ⓘ
expanded eligibility for safety valve relief in sentencing ⓘ
increased incentives for prisoners to participate in rehabilitative programs ⓘ
reduced certain drug-related mandatory minimum sentences ⓘ
jurisdiction federal ⓘ
legalScope federal criminal justice system ⓘ
legislativeBody United States Congress ⓘ
longName Formerly Incarcerated Reenter Society Transformed Safely Transitioning Every Person Act ⓘ
officeHolderSigning 45th President of the United States ⓘ
opposedBy some law enforcement organizations ⓘ
some tough-on-crime advocates ⓘ
policyArea criminal justice ⓘ
prison reform ⓘ
reentry programs ⓘ
sentencing reform ⓘ
politicalContext bipartisan legislation ⓘ
relatedTo Fair Sentencing Act of 2010 ⓘ
retroactivity makes certain sentencing reforms retroactive ⓘ
shortName First Step Act ⓘ
signedBy Donald Trump ⓘ
supportFrom Democratic Party lawmakers ⓘ
Republican Party lawmakers ⓘ
linked to: Republican Party

criminal justice reform advocacy groups ⓘ
yearEnacted 2018 ⓘ

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First Step Act → shortName → First Step Act ⓘ
Trump administration → majorPolicy → First Step Act ⓘ
Fair Sentencing Act of 2010 → influenced → First Step Act of 2018 ⓘ
linked to: First Step Act
First Step Act → shortTitle → First Step Act of 2018 ⓘ
subject linked to: FSA
linked to: First Step Act
Public Law 111-220 → relatedTo → First Step Act of 2018 ⓘ
linked to: First Step Act