Prison reform legislation is moving through Congress with the help of an unlikely alliance: Trump and the ACLU. Here's what it would do.

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• The First Step Act is a piece of legislation moving through Congress intended to create a more fair justice system.
• It's endorsed by an unlikely alliance: Trump and the ACLU. 
• It faces resistance from Republicans who regard it as a menace to public safety, and some Democrats who view it as more cosmetic than consequential.
• It is meant to help end the crack disparity, curb mandatory minimums, and enforce existing rules.

Hailed by supporters as a pivotal moment in the movement to create a more fair justice system, endorsed by an unlikely alliance that includes President Donald Trump and the American Civil Liberties Union, the First Step Act is a bundle of compromises. As it makes its way through Congress it faces resistance from some Republicans who regard it as a menace to public safety and from some Democrats who view it as more cosmetic than consequential.

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