Compromise struck on criminal justice reform

[Calista241]

Source: Politico

Top senators who have been quietly revising a controversial overhaul of criminal justice laws unveiled their reworked compromise on Thursday that they believe addresses conservative criticisms that could have derailed the bill in the Senate.

Influential Senate Democrats and Republicans held a news conference trumpeting the changes and to try and show a renewed sense of momentum behind the long-stalled legislation that tries to ease mandatory minimum sentences for nonviolent offenders.

Senate Minority Whip Dick Durbin of Illinois, the top Democratic co-sponsor of the bill, added: “This is the best chance in a generation to reform our criminal drug sentencing laws.”

Republican Sens. Dan Sullivan of Alaska and Steve Daines of Montana are among the new co-sponsors of the revised legislation. GOP Sens. Mark Kirk of Illinois and Thad Cochran of Mississippi also endorsed the bill after changes were made in recent weeks. New Democratic backers include Sens. Michael Bennet of Colorado, Joe Manchin of West Virginia and Bill Nelson of Florida.

Read more: http://www.politico.com/story/2016/04/criminal-justice-reform-senate-222577

[fasttense]

1. Baby steps, baby steps.

Increments of sanity leaking through to the Industrial Prison Complex. They wont like letting prisoners go.

[iandhr]

4. That is how progress has been made throughout history

All great victories happened because of many little victories over a period of time.

[angstlessk]

2. I wish there was more about WHAT was in the bill and not WHO was for/against

I scanned the article and saw very little of what the bill actually said, but who was against it gave me hope it was in the right direction!

[Eugene]

5. From the Associated Press:

Senators Try to Revive Criminal Justice Overhaul

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The reworked bill announced Thursday would still give judges discretion to give lesser sentences than federal mandatory minimums and eliminate mandatory life sentences for three-time, nonviolent drug offenders. It also would create programs to help prisoners successfully re-enter society.

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Read more: http://abcnews.go.com/Politics/wireStory/senators-revive-criminal-justice-overhaul-38740048

[angstlessk]

6. Like the other poster said Baby steps...better than none or going backward

THANKS for giving me that excerpt!

[Stallion]

3. Sounds Like that Compromise Stuff and Working Across Party Lines

where is the bloody Revolution