and we didn t have to say that. we could have said their drug addiction and drug dependency is a health problem. is that why are jails are so full? yes. but things have been changing. you may have heard of the first step act signed into law late last year by president trump, which is projected to reduce the sentences of thousands of nonviolent offenders in federal prisons. but that doesn t affect more than 90% of the u.s. prison population, which is locked up in state and local facilities. some states had already been relaxing sentencing guidelines like here in louisiana, which started in 2001. heavenly father but epstein sued the state and won, which earned him a date with the parole board. now he s just hours away. i m not a troublemaker.