Here’s how Gov. DeSantis is trashing criminal justice reform

Tampa Bay Times

June 29, 2023
From left, Sens. Dick Durbin, D-Ill., Chuck Grassley, R-Iowa, Cory Booker, D-N.J., and Mike Lee, R-Utah, answer questions during a news conference about the First Step Act on Capitol Hill in December 2018, right after the Senate passed the act, which is considered the most substantial change in a generation to federal prison and sentencing laws.

The bipartisan First Step Act, passed under Trump, is a major success, despite DeSantis’ claims to the contrary.