Grants for States to Reduce Prison Populations and Reform Sentencing.
This Act establishes a grant program to incentivize states to reduce their prison populations by at least 20%. Funds (up to $70 million per state) must be used for criminal justice reform, including eliminating mandatory minimum sentences and expanding opportunities for early release. The goal is to promote fairness, reduce mass incarceration, and support the successful reintegration of formerly incarcerated individuals into society.
Key points
States can receive grants to implement policy changes that shorten sentences (potentially retroactively) and increase early release options, such as expanding earned time off of custodial sentences.
Funds must support diversion programs, improve indigent defense, and aid reintegration through housing, employment support, and improving access to record sealing processes.
Grants cannot be used to build new prisons, hire law enforcement, or enact laws that increase penalties or mandatory minimum sentences.
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