The JAIL Act: Political theater disguised as public safety
Sen. Tim Sheehy, a Republican from Montana, has introduced a bill that is unconstitutional on its face, unworkable in practice, and breathtakingly unserious in purpose. The Judicial Accountability for Irresponsible Leniency (JAIL) Act is not a good-faith attempt to make communities safer. It’s political theater—red-meat legislation designed to thrill a far-right base that prefers blame […]