‘Historic’ Criminal Justice Reform Is Headed to Trump’s Desk

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Written By Matt Laslo

PRE-CHRISTMAS MIRACLE: Congress actually got something done that will help people.

By Matt Laslo

Even as Washington is on the brink of a government shutdown, this bitterly divided Congress just overcame years of opposition and passed a sweeping criminal justice bill that brought the far left and the far right together.

The legislation — dubbed the First Step Act — is aimed at curbing the nation’s mass incarceration crisis...

KEEP GOING: Read Matt Laslo’s full prison reform feature here.

Matt Laslo

The LCB’s founder, veteran political correspondent Matt Laslo, has brought Washington, DC to life for millions (73+ million on last count) of listeners, viewers and readers. He’s reported for five Pulitzer Prize-winning news outlets, 60+ award-wining local NPR outlets, nonprofit newsrooms and national magazines. He also runs the popular interactive journalism startup Ask a Pol Politics — a Substack bestseller.

Laslo’s groundbreaking generative AI coverage has been cited in 13+ law reviews, think tanks and a fiery letter Sen. Elizabeth Warren letter penned to OpenAI founder Sam Altman. His data privacy reporting for WIRED is cited in 25+ law reviews — including Cornell, Duke and Harvard. His tech features are assigned reading at NYU, UNC Chapel Hill, Johns Hopkins and DePaul. Laslo’s also cited as a government reform expert in 20+ (mostly) books, while his “war on drugs,” opioid epidemic and criminal justice reform features are quoted in 25 law reviews and books.

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