Massachusetts has a blueprint for what's next in criminal justice reform

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Experts say Massachusetts' bill is part of a nationwide trend among states, which are moving away from incarceration and policies that are tough on crime and focusing on sentencing reforms and robust reentry programs

, including implementing rehabilitation programs in its adult and juvenile systems as alternatives to incarceration to reduce recidivism, banning the box that prospective employees check to disclose past criminal histories, and giving judges more discretion to impose sentences below the mandatory minimums.

However, despite the sweeping overhaul, much of the effects of Massachusetts' law have yet to be fully realized, advocates said.

 

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Crime will probably go up. Sounds like because one race gets sent to jail more then others that they get a free get out of jail card.

To truly reform a person after incarceration, the inmates (that have a mental health disorder or are drug dependent) need intensive therapy, medication and follow-up by a board certified psychiastrist M.D. Or society will continue to pay.

So blue states are immediately releasing criminals back into the population to continue to prey on law abiding citizens.

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Trump did prison reform you are welcome....

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