Trump urges Congress to overhaul nation's prison system
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President Donald Trump is trying to jump-start efforts in Congress to overhaul the U.S. prison system and help more former inmates successfully re-enter society.
Trump says lawmakers in the House and Senate need to "work out their differences, get a bill to my desk -- I will sign it."
His administration has pushed for a plan that focuses on helping released prisoners with their return to society and rehabilitation. The president says overhauling the system "unites people from across the political spectrum."
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But five influential Democrats are opposing a House bill as a "step backward" and flawed, and they say it doesn't include changes to sentencing guidelines.
Their opposition raises questions about whether it could pass in a divided Congress run by Republicans, with a slim Senate majority.