Attorney General Jeff Sessions attempted to dissuade the committee from advancing the bill, which was first introduced in October 2017.

Senator Cory Booker: “The mass incarceration explosion of the last 40 years has … disproportionately affected communities of color and the poor and devalued the very idea of justice in America.”

Audible’s “100:1 The Crack Legacy” delves into the politics and polices that disproportionately impact Black people in America.

PICO National Network: “Responding in this moment means raising our voices in support of vulnerable families and pushing President Obama to use his powers to protect those who will be most impacted when he leaves office.”

The Justice Department says it will be the nation’s largest one-time discharge of federal inmates.

President Barack Obama is set to release at least 80 nonviolent drug offenders from prison early as part of his administration’s push for sentencing reform.