Jeffries, colleagues form caucus to take fresh look at justice system
A bipartisan group of House members, including U.S. Rep. Hakeem Jeffries of Brooklyn, has formed a new caucus to look at ways to fix the country’s criminal justice system, it was announced this week.
Jeffries (D-Brooklyn-Queens) is a co-chairman of the Congressional Criminal Justice and Public Safety Caucus, along with his colleagues U.S. Rep. Jason Chaffetz (R-Utah), U.S. Rep. Raul Labrador (R-Indiana) and Cedric Richmond (D-Lousiana).
The caucus will be dedicated to educating the public and members of congress on crime mitigation, rehabilitation, community collaboration and reform of the prison system, among other issues.