House panel approval a victory for bipartisan prison reform
WASHINGTON — Prison reform advocates scored a major victory Wednesday when the House Judiciary Committee passed a bill offering convicts a “second chance” in a bipartisan 25-5 vote. The “First Step Act” is authored by Rep. Hakeem Jeffries (D-NY) and Rep. Doug Collins (R-Ga.) with the help of Jared Kushner, President Trump’s son-in-law, who has...