8d • General discussion
Prison Reform Act of 2028
The Catalano Prison Reform & Second Chance Act
1️⃣ End Non-Violent Over-Sentencing
- Mandatory minimums eliminated for non-violent drug offenses.
- Judges regain discretion.
- Sentence review boards for inmates who’ve served 50% or more of non-violent terms.
Truth: Locking someone up 20 years for addiction doesn’t make America safer.
2️⃣ Second Chance Review Program
- Automatic review after 10 years for federal inmates with clean records.
- Earned time credits for education, work, and rehabilitation programs.
- Expanded compassionate release for elderly and terminally ill inmates.
If someone changes, the system should recognize it.
3️⃣ Re-Entry Is Public Safety
- Federal tax credits for businesses hiring returning citizens.
- Ban federal agencies from asking about convictions on initial job applications (“Ban the Box”).
- 12-month housing assistance transition program.
Because sending someone out with $40 and a bus ticket is not “law and order.” That’s recycling crime.
4️⃣ Prison Transparency & Accountability
- Independent federal prison oversight board.
- Mandatory body cameras for corrections staff in federal facilities.
- Public reporting of abuse, deaths, and disciplinary actions.
If we believe in justice, we don’t hide the system.
5️⃣ Mental Health & Addiction Treatment
- Every federal prison must provide licensed mental health professionals.
- Medication-assisted treatment programs expanded nationwide.
- Addiction treated as a health crisis, not just a criminal one.
You can’t punish trauma out of a person.
6️⃣ Restoring Rights
- Automatic restoration of voting rights upon sentence completion.
- Streamlined federal pardon process with transparency timelines.
- Expanded clemency review panel.
Redemption is American.
Now here’s the real talk:
Prison reform isn’t about being “soft.”It’s about being smart.
Safer communities come from accountability AND opportunity. One without the other is broken.
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Prison Reform Act of 2028
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