Mitch Kokai, John Locke Foundation senior political analyst, discusses the federal criminal justice reform proposal called the First Step Act. Kokai offered these comments during the Nov. 30, 2018, edition of UNC-TV’s “Front Row with Marc Rotterman.”
JLF’s Mitch Kokai discusses federal First Step Act
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