WASHINGTON ― One of the most notable things about the criminal justice reform bill passed by the Senate on Tuesday was the broad, bipartisan coalition of senators who supported it. Twelve GOP senators voted against the bill, including vocal “tough on crime” guys like Sen. Tom Cotton (R-Ark.) But the list of Nos included some surprising names as well: Marco Rubio of Florida, Ben Sasse of Nebraska, and Lisa Murkowski of Alaska. The bill’s opponents’ overall objection was that the legislation would let too many bad guys out of prison too soon. Unlike the push for criminal justice reform across the country, Florida is one of the few states that has actually moved to accelerate the war on drugs.

Source: Huffington Post December 19, 2018 23:01 UTC