Risk Assessments and the First Step Act

Josh H
1 min readDec 2, 2018

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My defense of RAI’s in the context of the Bureau of Prisons

One of the main criticisms from the left in regards to the First Step Act involves the expansion of Risk Assessment tools. This is my response to that argument.

(The thread starts with #3 because the first two were a response to a specific person making this argument)

Wish I had added an “s” to element…But you get the basic idea.

Josh is the co-host of the Decarceration Nation podcast and is a blogger and freelance writer who writes about criminal justice reform, television, movies, music, politics, race, ethics, and more.

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Josh H
Josh H

Written by Josh H

Author, Criminal Justice Reform Advocate, Co-Host of the "Decarceration Nation" Podcast, Television critic and Movie Reviewer, OnPirateSatellite.com

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