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The local impact of a little Second Chance Act funding

By Douglas A. Berman

I just noticed that this weekend's Cincinnati Enquirer had this notable story, headlined "Grant to help ex-inmates get jobs," reporting on the biggest local funding winner to date from the federal Second Chance Act.  Here are the details: Hamilton County officials this month won a $750,000 federal grant they'll use to create an "office of re-entry" to help convicts get the counseling and job training they need to ensure they're not arrested again. That cash from the Justice Department will be matched by $880,000 from 20 local service agencies, infusing the new office with $1.6 million dollars, enough to help an estimated 200 convicts. "This revolving door of less serious offenders takes up a huge amount of jail space and a huge amount of money," said Hamilton County Commissioner David Pepper, whose staff made the grant pitch...continue to full post

Full post as published by Sentencing Law and Policy on September 07, 2010 (boomark / email).