6964, “Juvenile Justice Reform Act” in the Oval Office at the White House on Friday, Dec. 21, 2018 in Washington, DC. (Photo by Jabin Botsford/The Washington Post)President Trump on Friday signed a sweeping bipartisan criminal justice bill amid ongoing partisan rancor over a stopgap spending measure that could lead to a partial government shutdown by the end of the day. In a ceremony at the White House, Trump touted the First Step Act a day after the House overwhelmingly approved the most far-reaching overhaul of the criminal justice system in a generation. Though hailed as a bipartisan achievement, only one Democratic lawmaker — Sen. Sheldon Whitehouse of Rhode Island — was among those who joined Trump at the Oval Office event on Friday. It also overhauls the federal prison system to help inmates earn reduced sentences and lower recidivism rates.

Source: Washington Post December 21, 2018 11:37 UTC