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Doug Deason: First Step Act and Second Chances

Doug Deason: First Step Act and Second Chances

Conservative activist, businessman, and Texas donor Doug Deason was our guest this week for an in-depth conversation about Doug’s work on criminal justice reform. Host Grant Callen asked him about his relationship with President Trump and son-in-law Jared Kushner, and how that relationship resulted in the passage of the landmark federal criminal justice reform package known as the “First Step Act”. We discussed that, plus what might be on tap for continued reforms during the second Trump Administration, and even some Dallas Cowboys breaking news. Tune in!

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