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November 03, 2005
The Second Chance Act of 2005
Congressional Action on the Second Chance Act
The Second Chance Act of 2005 was recently introduced in the U.S. Senate and will receive a hearing today in the House of Representatives. The bill is designed to promote safe and successful prisoner re-entry. Its provisions include, among others:
· Authorization of re-entry demonstration and mentoring grants to states;
· Creation of a federal re-entry taskforce; and
· Establishment of a national re-entry resource center.
Senate Introduction
Senate Leaders introduced the Second Chance Act of 2005 on Friday, October 28. The bill, S. 1934, was introduced by Senate Judiciary Chair Arlen Specter (R-PA), along with Senators Joe Biden (D-DE), Sam Brownback (R-KS), James Talent (R-MO), Mike DeWine (R-OH), Jon Corzine (D-NJ), Jeff Bingaman (D-NM), Jon Kyl (R-AZ), Rick Santorum (R-PA), and Barack Obama (D-IL).
www.reentrypolicy.org
Posted by lois at November 3, 2005 09:27 AM