The First Step Act created several resources to combat the growth of mass incarceration. The intentions of the act to change the future of prisoners in federal prisons have directly resulted in a decrease in recidivism, the creation of rehabilitative programs, and a decrease in economic burden towards incarceration. The First Step Act’s legislation applies solely to federal institutions, yet offers substantial data that can be used as a framework for developing rehabilitative programs and ethical policies on the state and local level. This article explores the implementation of the First Step Act in non-federal institutions and the outcomes generated by applying this framework. This application draws from local-level initiatives, incarceration data, and political and economic indicators to further the use of the First Step Act as a model for future legislation and policy.