FIRST Step Act

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December 8, 2021
Thursday's concert, live from Los Angeles, can be seen on Amazon Prime Video, the Amazon Music app and its Twitch…
President Trump Departs White House For Ohio
September 24, 2020
President Donald Trump reportedly questioned passing criminal justice reform after it did not improve his popularity with Black voters.
November 27, 2019
Van Jones sits down with theGrio and gets real about his work, his relationship with Trump, and how it feels…
November 25, 2019
Robert Wood speaks candidly about the powerful impact of the First Step Act and the next phase of criminal justice…
October 25, 2019
Donald Trump steps foot on his first HBCU to discuss incarceration in the Black community for the 2019 Second Step…
prisoners in jail thegrio.com
July 20, 2019
More than 3,100 inmates in custody of the Bureau of Prisons were released beginning Friday under the First Step Act,…
prison thegrio.com
June 11, 2019
A federal report confirms more than 90% of inmates already freed by the First Step Act are African American men,…
March 12, 2019
Matthew Charles, recently released from prison as a result of drug sentencing reform, will have his rent paid by Kim…
Metropolitan Detention Center thegrio.com
February 5, 2019
Activists Tamika D. Mallory and Mysonne Linen explain why they believe in the fight for criminal justice and prisoner reform.
December 21, 2018
Sen. Cory Booker believes the FIRST STEP bill is far from a comprehensive overhaul of this country's broken prison system.
December 19, 2018
CNN commentator Van Jones, credits Kim Kardashian with getting the prison reform bill First Step Act by an 87-12 vote…
December 18, 2018
CNN host and activist Van Jones talks FIRST STEP Act, criminal justice reform and soft peddling approach to interviewing Jared…
Louis L. Reid thegrio.com
December 17, 2018
Louis Reid served almost 14 years and now wants the First STEP ACT to free thousands of others as part…
December 6, 2018
The latest version of the First Step Act could be what's needed to truly make comprehensive criminal justice reform a…