From the GOP, a list of violent crimes that would have the sentences reduced under the "First Step Act". This is ridiculous and from the republicans. Are they trying to appeal to the felons, in our country, to vote for them? I sincerely hope this isn't what POTUS had in mind. This isn't the change, I think most of us were envisioning.
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Trafficking cocaine or methamphetamines, even if convicted as a kingpin (18 U.S.C § 841(b)
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Strangling a spouse or an intimate partner (18 U.S.C. §113(a)(8)
3.Trafficking fentanyl, except in rare cases (18 U.S.C. § 841(b))
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Providing or possessing contraband, including firearms, in prison (18 U.S.C. § 1791)
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Felonies committed while in a criminal street gang (18 U.S.C. § 521)
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Escape of prisoners (18 U.S.C. § 751)
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Rioting in a correctional facility (18 U.S.C. § 1792)
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Importing aliens for prostitution (18 U.S.C. § 1328)
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Assault with intent to commit rape or sexual abuse (18 U.S.C. § 3559(c)(2)(F))
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Threatening to murder a congressman, senator, or government official (18 U.S.C. § 115(a)(1)
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Drug-related robberies involving assault with a dangerous weapon (18 U.S.C. § 2118(c)(1)
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Violent carjacking resulting in serious bodily injury (18 U.S.C. § 2119(2))
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Stealing immigration documents for the purpose of keeping an immigrant in slavery (18 U.S.C. § 1592)
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Attempt or conspiracy to engage in human smuggling (18 U.S.C. § 1592)
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Failing to register as a sex offender (18 U.S.C. § 2250)
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Arson (18 U.S.C. § 81)
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Blackmail (18 U.S.C. § 873)
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Domestic assault by an habitual offender (18 U.S.C. § 117)
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Hate crimes (18 U.S.C. § 249)
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Assaulting a law enforcement officer with a deadly weapon (18 U.S.C. § 111(b))
https://www.breitbart.com/politics/2018/12/01/exclusive-gop-senate-document-lists-20-violent-crimes-eligible-for-early-release-under-criminal-justice-reform-bill/