Live stream: President Donald Trump announces criminal justice reform

President Donald Trump is expected to make an announcement Wednesday on criminal justice reform.

He's set to speak on H.R. 5682, the "FIRST STEP Act," a bill designed to "provide for programs to help reduce the risk that prisoners will recidivate upon release from prison, and for other purposes."

The acronym FIRST STEP stands for "Formerly Incarcerated Reenter Society Transformed Safely Transitioning Every Person."

The president has previously heard appeals for prison reform from the likes of Kanye West and Kim Kardashian West, meeting with them separately at the White House.

Paste BN will provide live coverage of the president's remarks starting at 4:30 p.m. ET in the player above.

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