Legislation · 2018

First Step Act enacted

Criminal Justice policy timeline

Date2018-12-21

Event typeLegislation

IssueCriminal Justice

What changed

The First Step Act changed federal sentencing and prison programming.

Why it mattered

Marked a bipartisan federal criminal-justice reform milestone.

Historical context

The First Step Act changed federal sentencing and prison programming.

Marked a bipartisan federal criminal-justice reform milestone.

Primary source

First Step Act enacted →