Gianno Caldwell: Here's why prison reform (and the First Step Act) is a major opportunity for our country

Gianno Caldwell: Here's why prison reform (and the First Step Act) is a major opportunity for our country



I traveled to the Capitol in Washington this week to lobby for Senate passage of one of the most important pieces of legislation introduced in my lifetime – the long-overdue federal prison reform measure called the First Step Act, which would be a major step forward to make our criminal justice system more just.