The Washington Post: Trump administration to boost budget for criminal justice law after complaints from advocates

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Advocates made their discontent known once the Trump administration’s budget figure for the First Step Act was unveiled in mid-March. 

“We were deeply frustrated,” Holly Harris, executive director of the Justice Action Network, said of the initial $14 million figure. “I think it just shows that, again, this is just the beginning of this journey.”

https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/trump-administration-to-boost-budget-for-criminal-justice-law-after-complaints-from-advocates/2019/04/01/254804b2-5492-11e9-8ef3-fbd41a2ce4d5_story.html

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