Criminal justice bill passes first test vote in Senate 0 SHARES Share it! The Senate voted 82-12 to advance the bill. Under the current process, nearly half of released federal prisoners are arrested again. “I’m sorry, but there is nothing conservative about protecting a non-functioning prison bureaucracy.”If the legislation passes the Senate, the House is expected to approve it quickly. The bill looked to have stalled a couple weeks ago, but supporters led by President Donald Trump and son-in-law Jared Kushner persuaded Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell, R-Ky., to allow for the Senate vote before Congress adjourns.

Source: Manila Bulletin December 18, 2018 00:22 UTC