Announcement for 05/26/10
First National Second Chance Act Conference Convened
Washington, DC—Democrat and Republican congressional leaders, reentry experts, and representatives of programs receiving federal funding through the Second Chance Act (Public Law 110-199) came together on May 26 to share strategies that increase success rates for people released from prisons, jails, and juvenile correctional facilities. Reps. Danny Davis (D-IL) and Bobby Scott (D-VA) and Senator Sam Brownback (R-KS) are among the Second Chance Act sponsors who addressed the more than 300 attendees and observers at Making Second Chances Work: A Conference for Grantees Committed to Successful Reentry. With support from the Bureau of Justice Assistance, U.S. Department of Justice, this first national conference for Second Chance Act grantees was convened to help front-line professionals learn from experts and peers about approaches in housing, employment, mental health and substance abuse treatment, community supervision, and other areas that help support a person's transition from a correctional facility to the community.
The press release about the conference can be downloaded at the Justice Center website.
To download the conference agenda with the full list of presenters, click here.
To learn more about the Second Chance Act, please click here.