Introduce and support legislation to eliminate D.C.'s Incarceration Reduction Act and Second Look Amendment Act so people who commit crimes before age 25 are not prematurely released.

Marsha Blackburn · Tennessee · Republican

policy impact 3.00 specificity 1.00 extraction confidence 98%

Occurrences

Our JUSTICE in D.C. Act would help restore law and order by getting rid of two reckless D.C. laws so that criminals are not improperly and prematurely released.

Blackburn commits to supporting the JUSTICE in D.C. Act to repeal two D.C. sentencing laws and block early release for offenders under 25 at the time of the crime.

Graham, Cornyn, Budd and Blackburn Introduce Bill to Eliminate D.C.’s Soft-On-Crime Laws - Press Releases - United States Senator Lindsey Graham
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Evidence

Sen. Marsha Blackburn (R-Tennessee) has introduced a companion bill.

This is the latest concrete legislative action I found tied to Blackburn on D.C. criminal justice policy, but it addresses cashless bail rather than the Incarceration Reduction Act or Second Look Amendment Act. It indicates continued support for tougher D.C. sentencing and detention policy, yet it does not show the specific repeal claim was delivered.

unresolved later_term A for effort

GOP bill to overhaul D.C. bail system could balloon jail population
secondary · model gpt-5.4-mini · confidence 61%

The current D.C. Code provides sentence-modification eligibility for an offense committed before the defendant's 25th birthday after at least 15 years in prison.

The operative D.C. Code section still contains the under-25 sentence-modification framework the promise targeted, indicating it had not been eliminated.

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D.C. Code § 24–403.03. Modification of an imposed term of imprisonment for violations of law committed before 25 years of age.
secondary · model gpt-5.5 · confidence 95%

Title III is cited as the Incarceration Reduction Amendment Act of 2016 and created sentence review for crimes committed before age 18.

This official D.C. law text identifies the Incarceration Reduction Amendment Act and shows the original sentence-review provision that later amendments expanded, not a federal repeal by Blackburn.

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D.C. Law 21-238. Comprehensive Youth Justice Amendment Act of 2016.
secondary · model gpt-5.5 · confidence 92%

The law amended D.C. Code § 24-403.03 by replacing 18th birthday with 25th birthday in the sentence-modification provision.

This official D.C. law text shows the Second Look-style expansion to people who committed offenses before age 25. The provision remains codified, so the promised elimination was not delivered.

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D.C. Law 23-274. Omnibus Public Safety and Justice Amendment Act of 2020.
secondary · model gpt-5.5 · confidence 93%

The Senate vote on H.J.Res.26 passed 81-14; Blackburn (R-TN) voted Yea.

Blackburn officially supported a D.C. criminal-code disapproval resolution, showing related D.C. crime-policy activity, but this was not legislation eliminating the Incarceration Reduction Act or Second Look Amendment Act.

partial unknown A for effort

U.S. Senate Roll Call Vote 118th Congress - 1st Session, Vote 49, H.J.Res.26
secondary · model gpt-5.5 · confidence 82%

Public Law 118-1 disapproved the District of Columbia Council's Revised Criminal Code Act of 2022.

The federal law resulting from H.J.Res.26 overturned a different D.C. criminal-code act. It does not repeal D.C. Code § 24-403.03, IRAA, or the Second Look expansion.

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Public Law 118-1, Disapproving the D.C. Revised Criminal Code Act of 2022
secondary · model gpt-5.5 · confidence 90%

The report says IRAA and the Second Look Amendment Act remained central vehicles for D.C. prisoners seeking release in 2025.

Reputable reporting after Blackburn's current federal service began still describes the targeted D.C. laws as active and subject to criticism, not eliminated.

never later_term

Pirro takes aim at D.C.'s crime laws, calls them 'absurd'
secondary · model gpt-5.5 · confidence 78%

The report says Blackburn introduced a Senate companion to a D.C. cash-bail bill, while that bill still needed Senate passage.

This is concrete Blackburn action on a related tougher D.C. criminal-justice issue, but it targets cashless bail, not the IRAA or Second Look sentence-review laws promised for elimination.

unresolved later_term A for effort

GOP bill to overhaul D.C. bail system could balloon jail population
secondary · model gpt-5.5 · confidence 67%

Assessments

never unknown A for effort

Blackburn took related federal action on D.C. crime policy, including voting for H.J.Res.26 to disapprove the D.C. Revised Criminal Code Act and reportedly introducing related D.C. criminal-justice legislation on cash bail. But the cited enacted federal law did not eliminate D.C.'s Incarceration Reduction Amendment Act or the Second Look Amendment Act, and the operative D.C. Code provision for sentence modification for offenses committed before age 25 remained in force. Because there was a serious related legislative effort but not delivery of the specific promised elimination, this is best scored as not fulfilled with an effort badge.

provider codex_cli · model gpt-5.5 · confidence 88%

never unknown

The available record does not show Blackburn introducing or materially advancing legislation specifically to repeal D.C.'s Incarceration Reduction Amendment Act or Second Look Amendment Act. The only concrete Blackburn-linked action in the evidence is a later companion bill on D.C. cashless bail, which is related to a tougher crime stance but is not the promised repeal. The underlying D.C. release laws were still being discussed as active in 2025 and 2026, so the promised outcome was not delivered.

provider codex_cli · model gpt-5.4 · confidence 85%