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President Signs Second Chance Act

Published Apr 03 2008, 07:11 AM by Scott
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The President signed H.R. 1593, the Second Chance Act, on April 9th at 10:30 a.m. Read the transcript of his comments here and the White House fact sheet here.

Click here to read the full text of the Second Chance Act.

Click here for an overview of the Second Chance Act.

Click here, here, and here to read NY Times articles about the Second Chance Act.

Read Chris Uggen's blog entry about the Second Chance Act here.

 

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Kathie Brush said:

Will the majority of the money for this Second Chance Act go to the actual prison system?  Would a small, non-profit animal rescue operation be able to participate in this in any way and be eligible for any of the grant money?

April 4, 2008 9:09 PM
 

Scott said:

Hi Kathie -

Animal rescue operations are not eligible for grant money through this bill.

April 7, 2008 7:18 AM
 

Susan Hatley said:

When will information on how to apply for this grant become available?

April 14, 2008 1:31 PM
 

Scott said:

Hi Susan -

There is no further information on the grants associated with the bill but when they become available I will post them on the blog.

April 17, 2008 6:17 AM
 

mitchell said:

Is there anything in the second chance act regarding reducing sentence for first time offenders, non-violent, encarcerated for drug-dealing in the federal jails

April 20, 2008 11:45 AM
 

Maia said:

Where would one find out how to apply for grant money under this new legislation?

April 24, 2008 10:42 AM
 

Scott said:

Hi Maia -

There is no further information on the grants associated with the bill but when they become available I will post them on the blog.

April 24, 2008 11:50 AM
 

Nickie said:

Are there any specific requirements to be elligible? When will the information be available?

April 29, 2008 8:46 AM
 

Scott said:

Hi Nickie -

It is difficult to predict when further information will be available.  It could come tomorrow, 6 months, or even longer.  But as soon as I hear something I will post it on the blog.

April 29, 2008 11:09 AM
 

dkroo said:

I have a preliminary proposal to implement a program I'm just waiting on the fund notification.  The sooner the better.

May 8, 2008 2:19 PM
 

Lindsey said:

Does this law remove the denial of educational loans to be people with felony convictions that some college have?   Will they be able to attend college now

May 9, 2008 6:27 PM
 

Scott said:

Hi Lindsey -

While education is a strong component of the bill, there is nothing in the bill that addresses educational loans to people with felony convictions.  

May 12, 2008 6:53 AM
 

Steve Thompson said:

I work for a small non-profit in Phildadelphia who services more and more ex-offenders every day. Besides asking for assistance through our state representatives, are there any other ways to be considered for allocation of these grant funds.

May 13, 2008 11:29 AM
 

Aaron said:

This is a great avenue to help ex-offenders, more information is needed. How to apply for the grant, specific criteria to be in the program.

My program:    A.S.O.P. Program

www.unitedwaypittsburgh.org/.../Program.aspx  

hillhouse.org/senior.php

May 28, 2008 7:34 AM
 

Robert Crosby said:

    These comments were very informative. They asked

    and answered most of the concerns I have as itt

    relates to when will the RFP's be available.

May 30, 2008 3:12 PM
 

gr childers said:

is there any program  with financial loans to purchase housing for ex-offenders?

June 27, 2008 4:17 PM

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Social Science Research Analyst for NIC's Offender Workforce Development Division