SCA in the News
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)