“The sentencing reform part still does not have a pathway forward to getting done,” a White House official told reporters on a conference call. Foy said Grassley’s office continues to have “productive” conversations with the White House on this issue. At a White House dinner in May for religious leaders, Kushner talked with guests about criminal justice reform. The American Conservative Union Foundation, which supports criminal justice reform, said it was cautiously optimistic that Congress would move ahead with legislation to help prisoners. “A lot of hard work has gone into this effort, and the White House principles on prison reform are a meaningful step,” said David Safavian, deputy director for the foundation’s Center for Criminal Justice Reform.

Source: Dhaka Tribune February 28, 2018 04:18 UTC