The First Step Act of 2018: An Overview
On March 4, 2019, the Congressional Research Service published this overview of the First Step Act of 2018, prepared for Members and Committees of Congress. The act has three major components, correctional reform via the establishment of a risk and needs assessment system at the Bureau of Prisons (BOP), sentencing reform via changes to penalties for some federal offenses, and the reauthorization of the Second Chance Act of 2007 (P.L. 110-199). The act also contains a series of other criminal justice-related provisions . . .