House Resolution 5682: Formerly Incarcerated Reenter Society Transformed Safely Transitioning Every Person Act
The federal legislation, the Formerly Incarcerated Reenter Society Transformed Safely Transitioning Every Person Act (FIRST STEP), was introduced on May 7, 2018. It calls for the Federal Bureau of Prisons to create programs to rehabilitate low-risk offenders. On May 24, the U.S. House of Representatives passed the bill. It is now under consideration in the Senate . . .
