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ducks
05-23-2018, 11:56 AM
https://www.theatlantic.com/politics/archive/2018/05/the-democratic-fight-over-prison-reform/560975/

The Democratic Fight Over Prison Reform
The party is split over a Trump-backed bill that just passed the House: Should it support modest changes to the criminal-justice system or hold out for more?
Winehole23
05-23-2018, 12:05 PM
Trump has embraced prison reform at the behest of his son-in-law, Jared Kushner, who took an interest in the issue because of the experience of his father, Charles Kushner, who was incarcerated for 14 months after his conviction on charges of tax evasion, witness tampering, and making illegal campaign contributions.
Winehole23
05-23-2018, 12:08 PM
in this as with much else, DJT struggles to do anything at all without help from the Democrats.