Morning Jolt: Expect Criminal Justice and Prison Reform from President Trump Tuesday Night

Let's start this week off with some news: President Trump will talk about criminal justice reform and prison reform in his State of the Union address Tuesday night.

For several months now, the president's son-in-law and key adviser Jared Kushner has had monthly meetings with Mark Holden, Koch Industries general counsel; Brooke Rollins, president of the Texas Public Policy Foundation; and Doug Deason, a wealthy businessman and advocate for criminal justice reform. The conservative groups aim to bring prison reforms and anti-recidivism programs that have achieved sterling results in Texas and Georgia to the nation's federal prison system.

About ten percent of all incarcerated individuals in the United States are in federal prison. "If they were a state, they would be the largest state in the country," Deason said. To bring these kinds of anti-recidivism programs to federal prisons, "all it requires is an executive order instructing Jeff ...

January 29 2018

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Expect Criminal Justice and Prison Reform from President Trump Tuesday Night Jim Geraghty Let's start this week off with some news: President Trump will talk about criminal justice reform and prison reform in his State of the Union address Tuesday night. For several months now, the president's son-in-law and key adviser Jared Kushner has had monthly meetings with Mark Holden, Koch Industries general counsel; Brooke Rollins, president of the Texas Public Policy Foundation; and Doug Deason, a wealthy businessman and advocate for criminal justice reform. The conservative groups aim to bring prison reforms and anti-recidivism programs that have achieved sterling results in Texas and Georgia to the nation's federal prison system. About ten percent of all incarcerated individuals in the United States are in federal prison. "If they were a state, they would be the largest state in the country," Deason said. To bring these kinds of anti-recidivism programs to federal prisons, "all it requires is an executive order instructing Jeff ... READ MORE Why Trust the FBI? Kevin D. Williamson The "failing" New York Times Company is earning about $30 million a quarter, and in the third quarter of 2017 alone it added more paid subscribers than either the Seattle... There Is No NATO without the North Atlantic Jerry Hendrix There Is No NATO without the North Atlantic ADVERTISEMENT 'The people,' &c. Jay Nordlinger When politicians start going on about "the people," watch out. Hardly any term or concept in history has been more abused than "the people." The French revolutionaries were big on "the... The Berniecrats Regroup Jim Geraghty More than 13 million Americans voted for Bernie Sanders in the 2016 Democratic presidential primaries. And while the Vermont senator didn't win the nomination, he walked away with a considerable... The Perils of Protectionism George Will Washington — Like Horatius at the bridge, or the boy who stood on the burning deck whence all but he had fled, or the Dutch boy who saved the city by putting his finger in the dike — pick your... The Senate Should Ban Abortions of Fetuses Who Can Feel Pain Alexandra DeSanctis The Senate will vote this evening on a bill to ban abortions beginning at 20 weeks' gestation, based on research finding that fetuses at this age are able to feel pain. The House passed the bill... ADVERTISEMENT Northern Armageddon: The Battle of the Plains of Abraham and the Making of the American Revolution D. Peter MacLeod "Definitive . . . superb in its combination of individual perspective and strategic narrative . . . This book tells us – brilliantly – both how the battle was fought, and what it meant." - Eliot A. Cohen, author of Conquered into Liberty: Two Centuries of Battles Along the Great Warpath that Made the American Way of War LEARN MORE Top Shots Cloned Animals ADVERTISEMENT Follow Us & Share 19 West 44th Street, Suite 1701, New York, NY, 10036, USA Your Preferences | Unsubscribe | Privacy View this e-mail in your browser.