trying to re-enter society. the visit comes after more than 6,000 federal prisoners were freed over the weekend. their terms for nonviolent crimes were reduced under new sentencing guidelines that were enacted last year. the president also expected to announce new actions today to help rehabilitate recently released inmates. joe johns is at the white house with more. good morning, joe. >> reporter: good morning, carol. the president visiting a treatment facility in new jersey, also participating in a roundtable discussion. all of this part of a larger plan to try to create meaningful criminal justice reform in the country. trying to get congress on board. among the president's ideas, $8 million to nine different communities to try to create better re-entry systems for certain prisoners. there's also this issue of banning the box, which is
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