Senate Judiciary Committee moving forward next week on Sentencing Reform and Corrections Act of 2015

Earlier today I received an e-mail alert from Families Against Mandatory Minimums reporting this notable federal sentencing reform news from Capitol Hill:

There will be two important events happening in Washington, DC next week -- the U.S. Senate's Sentencing Reform and Corrections Act (S. 2123) is starting to move!

The first step to turn the Senate's sentencing reform bill into a law is to have the bill reviewed and approved by the U.S. Senate Judiciary Committee, a group of 20 Senators that meets regularly.

But first, on October 19, the Senate Judiciary Committee will hold a hearing on sentencing reform. Experts will discuss the need to reform mandatory minimum sentencing laws, and Senators can ask and get answers to their questions.... Then, on October 22, the Senate Judiciary Committee will review the bill, vote on whether to make any changes to it, and vote on whether to send the final bill to the full U.S. Senate.

The full details of the events are below. If you can't come to Washington for the hearing and markup in person, you can watch them online.

BILL HEARING

When: Monday, October 19, 2015, 3:00-4:30 p.m. ET

BILL REVIEW

When: Thursday, October 22, 2015, 10:00 a.m. ET

Recent prior related posts on SRCA 2015:

• Bipartisan federal sentencing reform bill due to emerge from Senate today
• Basic elements of Sentencing Reform and Corrections Act of 2015
• Can and should the US Sentencing Commission try quickly to help everyone take stock of the SCRA 2015?
• "Toward Saner, More Effective Prison Sentences" 
• Leading distinct GOP Senators make the case for federal sentencing reform via SRCA 2015