Bureau Of Prisons Progress Report On First Step Act Implementation
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The message from Bureau of Prisons (BOP) Director William K. Marshall the III and Deputy Director Josh Smith is that the Agency is committed to fully implementing the First Step Act, signed into law by Donald Trump in his first term. Laws such as the First Step Act have the ability to reduce federal prison terms by up to a year and place inmates in a community setting, with strict rules, for a longer period of time.
The plan was that this would save money, lead to better outcomes for inmates leaving to become productive members of society and provide opportunities to rejoin the workforce. To date, that initiative has fallen short because of troubles implementing the First Step Act and secondly because of the BOP’s interpretation of how it will go about maximizing time in the community.
