Bill > S1917

This bill: - Reduces and restricts enhanced sentencing for prior drug felonies, broadens the existing "safety valve" that allows judges to impose sentences below mandatory minimums in certain cases, and limits application of the 10-year mandatory minimum sentence. - Requires the development of a post-sentencing risk and needs assessment system to classify prisoners by risk level and assign them to appropriate recidivism reduction programming. - Expands opportunities for prisoners to earn time credits for participating in recidivism reduction programming, and allows some prisoners to serve a portion of their sentence in prerelease custody. - Establishes a National Criminal Justice Commission to conduct a comprehensive review of the criminal justice system and make recommendations for reform. - Includes various other provisions related to juvenile records, compassionate release, reentry programming, and ensuring accuracy of criminal records. The bill aims to reform sentencing laws, improve the corrections system, and establish a commission to comprehensively review the criminal justice system.

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https://www.congress.gov/bill/115th-congress/senate-bill/1917/all-info