By NASW Employees
On April 16, 2024, the Home of Representatives reintroduced a very seminal bipartisan felony justice reform invoice known as the Second Chance Act (SCA). This information of the reintroduction of SCA is extra gratifying once we understand that it coincides with the act’s 16th anniversary.
This laws, initially handed in 2008, took place by way of years of advocacy and activism from the felony justice reform group– in collaboration with SCA’s Congressional champion, Danny Davis (D-IL). As one of many core members of the felony justice reform coalition that advocated for SCA from the start, NASW is especially happy that SCA has achieved a lot of its stated goals.
The Second Likelihood Act helps inmates re-enter society and lowers their possibilities of recidivism.
In keeping with The Council of State Governments Justice Heart, “since 2009, greater than 800 Second Likelihood Act grant awards have been made to authorities businesses and nonprofits for reentry programming designed to supply companies that may assist scale back recidivism and enhance public security.”
As soon as re-introduced, the legislation will present federal grants to nonprofits, and state and native governments that may assist those that reenter society after incarceration. Not solely will SCA reduce recidivism, it can enhance the standard of life for the previously incarcerated as they reenter the world, however enhance public security, too.
As soon as reauthorized, we’re sure that SCA will proceed to supply vital reentry companies to communities throughout the nation and assist domesticate safer and more healthy communities that it has provided for 16 years.
In any occasion, NASW will stay dedicated to SCA and to advocating for different reforms within the felony authorized system.
