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Podcast: Rewriting Hollywood
Episode: THE FIRST STEP: Criminal Justice and Prison Reform, Van Jones and The Trump Administration
Description: Jared Milrad sits down with award-winning filmmakers Brandon and Lance Kramer about their powerful new documentary, THE FIRST STEP, which details the efforts of activist Van Jones as he attempts to bring people together to pass a landmark criminal justice bill on prison reform, The First Step Act, which was signed into law by Former President Trump in 2018. An intimate portrait of an activist’s isolation as he attempts to make change in a divided nation, THE FIRST STEP features Jared Kushner, Congressman Hakeem Jeffries, Vice President Kamala Harris, Senator Bernie Sanders, Senator Cory Booker, and numerous activists and po...