Donald J. Trump · 2017-2021 term
Pass federal criminal justice reform
Trump signed the First Step Act, producing a notable federal criminal justice reform law.
Latest reviewed action recorded: Dec 21, 2018
Record Note
Research import batch 1. Built from congressional records and tracker coverage. Source references remain in database/promise_tracker_import_batch_1.json because sources.policy_id is still required.
Original Promise
Trump pledged reforms including prison and sentencing changes.
Action Timeline
Actions document what the federal government did. Outcomes below describe what changed, and each source list shows where the public record comes from.
Dec 21, 2018
First Step Act signed into law
Trump signed bipartisan legislation changing federal sentencing and prison policy.
Outcomes
Outcomes are the part of the record that can contribute to public scoring. They stay visible here with impact direction and linked sources so readers can verify what shaped the record.
Legal Outcome
Federal sentencing and prison-policy reforms were enacted through the First Step Act.
Measured or documented impact: The law changed certain sentencing rules, earned-time provisions, and prison programming policy.
Black community impact: Federal criminal-justice reforms matter for Black communities because Black Americans are disproportionately affected by punitive sentencing and incarceration policy.
Evidence strength: Strong
Linked sources: 0
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