Trump Highlights Former Inmates Alice Johnson, Matthew Charles During State of the Union

Trump Highlights Former Inmates Alice Johnson, Matthew Charles During State of the Union
President Donald Trump delivers his State of the Union address to a joint session of Congress on Capitol Hill in Washington, as Vice President Mike Pence watches on Feb. 5, 2019. AP Photo/Andrew Harnik
Zachary Stieber
Zachary Stieber
Senior Reporter
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President Donald Trump has praised two former inmates that he helped release from prison before their sentences were fully served during his State of the Union speech, saying that their experiences showed the need for criminal justice reform.

Matthew Charles of Tennessee, the first inmate to be released as a result of the bipartisan First Step Act, was one of the president’s guests on Feb. 5.
Zachary Stieber
Zachary Stieber
Senior Reporter
Zachary Stieber is a senior reporter for The Epoch Times based in Maryland. He covers U.S. and world news. Contact Zachary at [email protected]
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