Smart Sentencing Adjustments Act

The Smart Sentencing Adjustments Act creates a federal grant program to help states reduce prison populations by at least 20% over three years. It provides two types of grants: planning grants ($700,000 max) for states to develop reduction strategies, and implementation grants ($70 million max) for states to enact specific changes like eliminating mandatory minimums, expanding early release programs, and improving reentry services. States receiving implementation grants must use funds for evidence-based policies such as diverting people from incarceration, revising sentencing laws retroactively, and expanding community-based support services for formerly incarcerated individuals. All states must submit annual reports tracking prison population changes and racial/socioeconomic impacts, while prohibiting new prison construction or policies that increase incarceration during the grant period.