Senators to Announce Agreement on Criminal Justice Reform Bill
WASHINGTON—A bipartisan group of Senators will announce an agreement on a comprehensive criminal justice reform bill, tomorrow, Thursday, October 1, at 10 a.m. ET in the Senate Radio-TV Gallery. The bill is a product of months of work and is aimed at recalibrating prison sentences for certain drug offenders, targeting violent criminals, granting judges greater discretion at sentencing for lower-level drug crimes, and helping prisoners successfully re-enter society and avoid re-offending. Policy experts for the members will be available following the press conference to answer background questions about the bill.
WHO
Senator Chuck Grassley (R-IA)
Senator Dick Durbin (D-IL)
Senator John Cornyn (R-TX)
Senator Sheldon Whitehouse (D-RI)
Senator Mike Lee (R-UT)
Senator Lindsay Graham (R-SC)
Senator Patrick Leahy (D-VT)
Senator Chuck Schumer (D-NY)
Senator Cory Booker (D-NJ)
WHAT
Press conference to announce the bipartisan
Sentencing Reform and Corrections Act of 2015
WHEN
10am ET on Thursday, October 1, 2015
WHERE
S-325, Senate Radio-TV Gallery
Streamed live here: http://www.judiciary.senate.gov/hearings
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