People see relatives they love get out of prison November’s election may hinge on one or two issues that could tip the balance.
Opponents of the legislation predicted that those released would quickly return to a life of crime. Boy, did they get it wrong. The recidivism rate of those released through the First Step Act is just over 12% — far lower than the overall federal recidivism rate of 43%. It was Mr. Trump at his best. He used his negotiating skills to assemble the bipartisan votes needed to pass it and was undeterred by attempts from the left and right to kill the bill. Some on the right were fearful of reforms that might allow opponents to paint them as soft on crime, while leftist criminal justice reformers wanted to let violent criminals as well as prisoners seeking to reenter society back on the street. It has not gone unnoticed among Black and Hispanic voters that Mr.
In a recent interview with The New York Times, the radio host Charlamagne Tha God said that the First Step Act was one of the reasons for the increased support for Mr. Trump among Blacks, “There’s people who actually saw family members and people they love actually get out of prison.”