[Artemis Webb]

Okay then.

[Baynative]

"As a former federal prosecutor, I am clear-eyed about crime. Unlike some reformers, I don’t think our justice system is fundamentally broken, unjust, or corrupt."

Whoever wrote that must live in a cave somewhere and have no sources of information at all.

[NobleFree]

"Senator Cotton contends that the bill would allow serious fentanyl dealers to reduce their sentences by half. What he either doesn’t know or fails to mention is that this applies only to the enhancement part of their sentence, not the underlying crime. Under current law, certain second-time drug dealers receive a 20-year mandatory minimum, while certain third-time drug dealers receive a mandatory life sentence. The FIRST STEP Act would reduce those mandatory minimums to 15 years and 25 years, respectively. The Sentencing Commission tells us that, in 2017, 56 people were sentenced pursuant to those mandatory minimums, and that the average sentence for those offenders under our bill would be 211 months — or 17 years and seven months in prison. Not exactly soft on crime."

[eyeamok]

Wouldn’t it be easier to just Distribute all the Fentanyl Seized to our prisons so they can have one last hurrah??

[hinckley buzzard]

With rapidly expiring time for the republican House to join the Senate and do something important, like fund the Wall, why are we wasting that time on something ambiguous and bound to be corrupted, which the ‘rats will be glad to do later anyway? I do not trust Mike Lee. Flunks my smell test on this.

[Shadow44]

NOBODY WANTED THIS BILL! This bill is a waste of time and a pathetic attempt at pandering. I’m tired of the agenda being set by the Chamber of Commerce and the people who voted for Trump being always placed LAST.

[Yosemitest]

No real details here to judge whether or not the Bill is any good.
Until Hillary and the rest of the Uranium One criminals are in jail for a very long time, along with "Russia Collusion DemocRATS" that are the REAL GUILTY, don't go changing the crime laws.

[zeestephen]

(1) The author forgot to mention that 96% of the people in federal prison have pleaded guilty to a REDUCED charge. In other words, the general public will have no idea what crimes these people have actually committed.

(2) The author forgot to mention that one third of federal prisoners are not USA citizens. Are they eligible for release?

(3) The author forgot to mention that President Trump has the power to pardon or commute the sentence of any federal convict. If thousands of federal convicts have been unjustly imprisoned, why doesn’t Trump release them immediately?

Answer - because Trump is demanding Congressional and MSM cover for releasing people he knows are going to commit new crimes!