Biden Falls Short On Criminal Justice Reform In First 100 Days By Sarah Martinson | May 2, 2021, 8:02 PM EDT President Joe Biden last week in an address marking his first 100 days in office urged lawmakers to pass legislation on policing reform and gun violence, but advocates say that he doesn't need Congress to take more action on criminal justice reform. (Melina Mara/The Washington Post via AP) President Joe Biden made a slew of campaign promises on the criminal justice reform front that he has made little progress on in his first 100 days in office, disappointing some advocates who believed he would prioritize criminal justice reform.