Cotton Introduces the Criminal Consequences of Early Release Act

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Senator Tom Cotton (R-Arkansas) today introduced the Criminal Consequences of Early Release Act, which would require the federal government to report on the recidivism rates of federal inmates released early from prison under sentencing reductions. The report would cover downward revisions to sentencing guidelines issued by the Sentencing Commission and any future reductions in mandatory minimum sentences passed by Congress.

"Currently we have very little access to these critical data," said Senator Cotton. "But the early release of federal prisonsers directly impacts the safety and security of the American people. Arkansans and all Americans deserve to know the level of crime they'll be bearing as a result of sentence reductions currently implemented and any future sentence reductions passed by Congress. "

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