Two recent takes on the pendulum swings in recent justice reform efforts

In our nation, reform movements can often have a tendency to moderate over time, and that seem especially true in the criminal justice space where we can often see major (and minor) pendulum swings in reform efforts and broader politics. These moderating tendencies came to mind upon seeing this morning two recent notable pieces discussing, in somewhat differing contexts, the current state of reform efforts:

From The Atlantic, "Bipartisan Criminal-Justice Reform Is Still Very Much Alive: Yes, the pace of progress has slowed, but it certainly continues."

From the Marshall Project, "How Efforts to Cut Long Prison Sentences Have Stalled: Crime victim advocates and conservative groups are resisting moves to revisit 'truth-in-sentencing' laws."

UPDATE:  After doing this post, I came across another recent article discussing another recent pendulum swing:

From the Washington Post, "Hard drugs illegal again in Oregon as first-in-nation experiment ends:  Those who supported a measure that went into effect in 2021, which legislators rolled back this year, said it sought to help instead of simply handcuff."