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Texas Policy Makers Praise “First Step Act” A Bipartisan Criminal Justice Reform Bill

Abner Fletcher

Posted on December 19, 2018 · The First Step Act say it would overhaul criminal justice. Some Texas policy leaders are praising the U.S. Senate’s passage of a bipartisan criminal justice reform bill.

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