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Read Advocacy Material: Senate Passes Second Chance Bill

By The Sentencing Project

The Senate passed the Second Chance Act of 2007 late Tuesday, which will ease the re-entry process for individuals leaving prison by providing funding for prisoner mentoring programs, job training and rehabilitative treatment. The legislation, introduced in the Senate by Sens. Joseph Biden (D-DE), Patrick Leahy (D-VT), Arlen Specter (R-PA) and Sam Brownback (R-KS), now awaits approval by President Bush - who in his 2004 State of the Union address advocated for a $300 million Prisoner Re-entry Initiative. Posted Date: 3/12/2008 5:53:40 PM

Full post as published by The Sentencing Project on March 12, 2008 (boomark / email).