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August 18, 2009
Second Chance Act- a total of $100 million proposed by House and Senate Bill half that amount
U.S. House of Representatives recommends mark of $100 million for the Second Chance Act in FY2010. An infinitesimal sum for the 700,000 men and women expected to be released from federal and state prisons this year and over 9 million people are expected to be released from jail.
The House Bill recommends:
that provides $100 million for Second Chance Act programs in FY10, including:
- $37 million for state and local reentry demonstration projects (Section 101)
- $10 million for state, tribal, and local reentry courts (Section 111)
- $7.5 million for family-based substance abuse treatment (Section 113)
- $2.5 million for grants to evaluate and improve education in prisons, jails, and juvenile facilities (Section 114)
- $5 million for technology careers training demonstration grants (Section 115)
- $13 million for substance abuse and criminal justice collaboration grants (Section 201)
- $15 million for mentoring grants to nonprofit organizations (Section 211)
- $10 million for reentry research (Section 245)
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Senate Appropriations Committee has approved an appropriations bill for the Department of Justice that provides $50 million for Second Chance Act programs. The Senate bill would provide funding to only three of the Second Chance Act grant programs listed above: it provides $25 million for state and local reentry demonstration projects, $5 million for family-based substance abuse treatment, and $15 million for mentoring grants to nonprofit organizations.
Posted by lois at August 18, 2009 08:56 PM