Media Articles

• 4/8/2008: New York Times (NY): U.S. Shifting Prison Focus to Re-entry Into Society
• 3/12/2008: Wall Street Journal (NY): Senate Clears Prisoner Bill
• 3/12/2008: Cleveland Plain Dealer (OH): Senate passes bill to help ex-prisoners
• 3/13/2008: WJXT-TV (FL): Program Uses Job Training To Slow Prisons' Revolving Door
• 3/14/2008: Drug War Chronicle (DC): Congress Passes Second Chance Act, Bill Goes to President Bush

Press Releases

• The White House: President Bush Signs H.R. 1593, the Second Chance Act of 2007
• NAACP: NAACP Commends President Bush for Signing Second Chance Act Into Law
• Catholic Charities: Catholic Charities USA Applauds Enactment of Second Chance Act
• The Sentencing Project: Senate Passes Second Chance Legislation
• NAACP: NAACP-Supported Comprehensive Ex-Offender Reentry Legislation, already passed by the U.S. House, passes full U.S. Senate
• American Psychiatric Association: Second Chance Act Improves Mental Health Services For Prisoners

Statements by Members of Congress

• Senator Joseph Biden (D-DE)
• Senator Sam Brownback (R-KS)
• Senator Patrick Leahy (D-VT)
• Senator Jim Webb (D-VA)
• Congresswoman Stephanie Tubbs Jones (D-OH)

Blogs

• C.L.I.C.K. for Justice and Equality
• Simple Justice: A New York Criminal Defense Blog
• The Point
• Chris Uggen’s Weblog
• Colorado Criminal Justice Reform Coalition

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