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By The Sentencing Project

The New York Times editorial board encouraged Congress to appropriate the promised dollars toward the Second Chance Act, which was signed last month by President George W. Bush. The editorial points to successful parole-based, re-entry efforts in Texas, Illinois, and Kansas, which include drug treatment and rehabilitation services, and job training and placement. “A fully funded Second Chance Act would help other states develop their own much-needed re-entry programs,” the editorial states. “The $330 million cost is a small price to pay to reduce prison populations and give more ex-offenders a better chance to make it on the outside.” Posted Date:5/20/2008 10:07:53 PM

Full post as published by The Sentencing Project on May 20, 2008 (boomark / email).