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Notable recent reports on FIRST STEP Act implementation efforts

By Douglas Berman

While there is considerable discussion of the next steps in federal criminal justice reform (including by me), there is still lots and lots of work still to do in implementing fully the FIRST STEP Act of 2018.  The reality of FIRST STEP work to do comes through over and over again in these two recent implementation reports from the Department of Justice and the Independent Review Committee:

The Attorney General’s First Step Act Section 3634 Annual Report (Dec. 2020)

Report of the Independent Review Committee Report Pursuant to the Requirements of Title I Section 107(g) of the First Step Act (FSA) of 2018 (Dec. 21, 2020)