Congress kicks criminal justice to the next president

Congressional lawmakers who this year touted a bipartisan effort to pass criminal justice reform legislation now concede passage is unlikely this year, leaving its fate largely in the hands of the next president.

Those most closely connected with the effort to move legislation say while consideration in the House is possible, the window is likely closed in the Senate thanks to staunch opposition from red-state Senate Republicans, as well as some Democrats who have shown “an unwillingness to be bipartisan” because they want to hold out for more liberal reforms that could be possible under a Hillary Clinton presidency.