"This policy brief from the Sentencing Project describes key reforms from 2017 that were designed to reduce the scale of incarceration and lessen the impact of the collateral consequences of a felony conviction. The report outlines senate bills and state reforms enacted by lawmakers, highlighting the following topics: specific sentencing reforms aimed at reducing the number of people in prison; addressing racial disparities in the criminal justice system; raising the age of juvenile accountability for young defendants; expansion of public assistance for people with felony drug convictions; and fair chance practices, such as access to secondary education, employment programs, and housing."