Action Alert
Oppose the Bureau of Prison's Restriction on Halfway House Access
Statement of Richard A. Lewis, June 9, 2010
Committee on the Judiciary Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, and Homeland Security
Congress of the United States, House of Representatives
Current Laws
The Second Chance Act of 2007
HR 1593/S 1060
The Act authorizes multiple reentry program grants for States and nonprofit groups and also reforms federal law to facilitate reentry.
For frequently asked questions on the Second Chance Act please click here.
For the final version of the bill as signed by President Bush please click here.
To read a section-by-section analysis of the Second Chance Act of 2005/2007 please click here.
For Pat Nolan's eReport on where the Second Chance Act is headed next please click here.
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