article_snippet.sent: (CNN)Criminal justice reform is rapidly becoming one of the few bipartisan issues of our time.
article_snippet.sent: It's time for policymakers to address this criminal justice crisis head on.
article_snippet.sent: We must change the dismal status quo.
article_snippet.sent: Thankfully, there is a bipartisan consensus in Washington that something needs to be done, and fast.
article_snippet.sent: On the left, civil rights groups and their allies in Congress have been demanding that the criminal system be fixed for years.
article_snippet.sent: On the right, politicians from Paul Ryan to Rand Paul are now recommending the same thing.
article_snippet.sent: If politicians are serious, politicians should consider three specific areas for reform.
article_snippet.sent: While some policies may have made sense in the 1980s and '90s, some policies now do more harm than good.
article_snippet.sent: Practices, policies and programs that create unnecessary distrust and unease should be eliminated.
article_snippet.sent: This list is only a starting point, yet our elected officials could — and should — quickly and easily take This list up.
article_snippet.sent: In our era of hyperpartisanship, our should focus on those few things on which Americans agree.
article_snippet.sent: Fixing our country's broken criminal justice system should be at the top of the list.
highlights_snippet.sent: : We must change the dismal status quo with specific solutions .