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Posted by: Katharine Heriges on Sep 20, 2017
U.S. Senate Judiciary Committee members confirmed Tuesday that they plan to reintroduce the Sentencing Reform and Corrections Act, which increased judicial discretion in sentencing, reduced sentences for some nonviolent drug offenders and expanded reentry services for prisoners, the Brennan Center for Justice reports. The bill has seen bipartisan support, with committee chairman Sen. Chuck Grassley, R-Iowa, and Senate Democratic Whip Dick Durbin, D-Ill., taking part in the announcement.