Another Try For Federal Sentencing Reform:  Senate Judiciary Committee Chairman Chuck Grassley is taking another stab at passing his "Sentencing Reform and Corrections Act" which died in the Senate two years ago.  In an opinion piece published by Fox News, Senator Grassley defines the habitual drug dealers in federal prison as non-violent, lower level offenders who should not be behind bars, but in less-expensive rehabilitation programs.  His bill reduces sentences for drug dealers and gives federal judges authority to shorten them even more, while allowing them to grant early release to currently incarcerated dealers.  But former Assistant FBI Director Ron Hosko writes that reducing sentences for drug dealers will promote more drug dealing along with the gang violence that accompanies the drug trade.  Responding to the claims of harsh sentencing Hosko notes that half of federal prisoners are serving terms of 10 years or less, while just 16% are serving terms of 20 years or more.  He also points out that the current federal sentencing guidelines give prosecutors the ability to bargain with offenders, trading reduced charges for the names of cartel leaders and major suppliers of fentanyl, which has caused a recent epidemic of fatal overdoses. " 'Grassley's legislation is both poorly timed and ill-advised. It's little more than a rehashed "jailbreak" bill that should be permanently scrapped, taking with it the mistaken notion that federal prisons remain filled with "low level, non-violent" drug offenders.' "