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![Two months after First Step Act, no sign work has started on its centerpiece risk assessment software](https://cdn.muckrock.com/news_images/2019/03/19/FSAcov.jpg.800x600_q85_crop.jpg)
Two months after First Step Act, no sign work has started on its centerpiece risk assessment software
by
Beryl Lipton
More than two months since President Donald Trump signed into law the First Step Act, the development of a risk assessment tool central to its implementation is still stalled.
![The state of criminal justice and prison privatization as we enter 2019](https://cdn.muckrock.com/news_images/2019/01/11/Flag.jpg.800x600_q85_crop.jpg)
The state of criminal justice and prison privatization as we enter 2019
by
Beryl Lipton
Between a federal shutdown, ongoing litigation, and new efforts to change bad policy, there’s a lot going on in the nation’s criminal justice system. Here’s what you might have missed.