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• Settlement brings reforms to Ore. county jail

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  Officials have agreed to lower the number of inmates per cell as well as take other actions

• Federal sentencing overhaul leads to Tenn. man's release

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  Matthew Charles received national attention in 2018 after being re-sentenced and ordered back to prison two years after a judge ruled his sentence was unfair

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• Criminal justice bill passes Senate

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  The union representing federal correctional officers has supported the measure

• Report: Prison reforms estimated to cost $346M over 10 years

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  Reforms are expected to reduce the number of federal prisoners by 53,000

• For-profit prison companies back criminal justice reform as business strategy

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  For-profit companies allocating more funds and resources into post-prison rehabilitation stand to benefit from criminal justice reform

• Challenges implementing, maintaining and replicating the Cognitive Community model in corrections

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  Based on the outcomes in Virginia, the Cognitive Community model has a high potential for successful replication in other correctional systems, both adult and juvenile

• Trump prods McConnell on sentencing bill: 'Go for it Mitch!'

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  The bill has support from several conservative and liberal advocacy groups, but it splits law enforcement groups

• Senators consider sentencing bill tweaks to satisfy sheriffs

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  The bill's supporters are looking at changes requested by the National Sheriffs' Association

• After juvenile justice overhaul, Wis. lawmakers look at changes to adult corrections system

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  With the number of prisoners continuing to rise, some lawmakers believe the time is ripe to make fresh changes to the adult criminal justice system

• New federal crime bill could affect drug case sentencing

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  The bill aims to increase training, education, counseling and substance abuse treatment for federal inmates

• Trump endorses criminal justice reform bill

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  The bill would ease mandatory minimum sentences for some federal offenders, including ending mandatory life sentences for drug dealers

• Lawmakers near prison reform deal

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  Congressional aides said officials are close to an agreement on the legislation, which would give judges more discretion in sentencing

• Report: Alaska's criminal justice reform achieving goals

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  Reforms were aimed at breaking a cycle of recidivism by punishing nonviolent offenders in ways other than jail

• Okla. prosecutors resist push for prison alternatives

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  "Do [prison alternatives] help improve public safety, or are you just letting people out of prison because there are too many bodies in there?" an official asked

• Foundation awards millions to cut jail populations

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  The John D. and Catherine T. MacArthur Foundation announced the winners Wednesday of the second round of its Safety and Justice Challenge grants, including the largest award to Philadelphia

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