Van Jones Navigates Political Minefield Of Criminal Justice Reform In ‘The First Step’

Deadline, June 11, 2021: Tribeca Documentary Clip: Van Jones Navigates Political Minefield Of Criminal Justice Reform In ‘The First Step’

“The documentary The First Step, premiering at the Tribeca Festival, follows Jones and his associates at the #cut50 organization (now known as Dream Corps JUSTICE) as they try to push through federal prison and sentencing reform legislation, first in the House and later the Senate. The fate of the First Step Act was greatly complicated by Trump’s vacillation on the issue, as he alternately came out in favor of and then would backtrack on support of the bill.”

Additional reading:

The First Step (Brandon Kramer, 2021)

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Dream Corps JUSTICE: “Dream Corps JUSTICE is a bipartisan effort to cut crime and incarceration across all 50 states. We bring together leaders impacted by the criminal justice system with unlikely allies spanning the political divide to push for criminal justice solutions.”