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President Signs Second Chance Act
The Second Chance Act (H.R. 1593) was signed by President Bush on April 9th. This legislation is designed to help transform lives and build safer communities by helping prisoners who are returning to society break cycles of crime and start new lives. The Second Chance Act formally authorizes key elements of the successful Prisoner Reentry Initiative (PRI), announced by the President in 2004, to help prisoners effectively reintegrate into the community. Additionally, the legislation enhances drug treatment, mentoring, and transitional services for ex-offenders through partnerships with local corrections agencies and faith-based and community organizations. On January 29, President Bush celebrated the seventh anniversary of the Faith-Based and Community Initiative (FBCI) by touring the Jericho prisoner reentry program in Baltimore, MD. Jericho is a grantee of the Prisoner Reentry Initiative (PRI), which the President proposed in 2004 as a signature program of the Faith-Based and Community Initiative. View a Fact Sheet on this legislation.
- Published on Friday, May 9, 2008
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