New Bill Would Improve Access to Crucial Documents for the Formerly Incarcerated

A bicameral bill introduced by Senator Cory Booker, a member of the Senate Judiciary Committee, and Representative Elijah E. Cummings, chairman of the House Oversight and Reform Committee, would help formerly incarcerated people obtain federal documentation once they are released from prison.

More than 600,000 people are released from prison annually, an…