United States President Joe Biden has angered progressives by pledging not to block a congressional measure that would overturn a criminal justice reform law in Washington, DC.Biden’s decision, announced on Thursday, sparked debate about two separate topics: Washington’s right to self-rule and the rise of public safety as a pivotal issue in current US politics.Earlier this year, Washington’s city council passed a legal reform bill that reduces some sentences and removes mandatory minimums for certain offences, measures that supporters say aim to modernise the city’s penal code.
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