Senate Passes Sweeping <br />Criminal Justice Reform Bill The "First Step Act" passed <br />Tuesday night with rare <br />bipartisan support<br />by a vote of 87-12. It represents some of the <br />broadest changes to federal <br />criminal statutes in decades. The bill has the backing <br />of President Donald Trump. Proponents of the <br />bill say it will reduce <br />prison overcrowding, save taxpayer dollars and generally make <br />the U.S. criminal <br />justice system fairer. The bill also gives judges <br />more leeway in sentencing <br />non-violent drug offenders.
