Second Chance Reauthorization Act of 2025
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- Introduced
- Passed House
- Passed Senate
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Overview
This bill, the Second Chance Reauthorization Act of 2025, aims to extend funding for several federal grant programs that support individuals reentering society after incarceration. It reauthorizes programs focused on reentry demonstration projects, family-based substance abuse treatment, improving educational practices in correctional facilities, career training, and community-based mentoring services. The bill extends the authorization period for these grants through 2030.
Key provisions
- Reauthorizes grants for state and local reentry demonstration projects through 2030.
- Reauthorizes grants for family-based substance abuse treatment programs through 2030.
- Reauthorizes grants to evaluate and improve educational methods in prisons and juvenile facilities through 2030.
- Reauthorizes career training demonstration grants through 2030.
- Reauthorizes the offender reentry substance abuse and criminal justice collaboration program through 2030.
- Reauthorizes grants to nonprofit organizations for community-based mentoring and transitional services through 2030.
- Includes provisions for addressing substance use disorders in reentry programs, such as peer recovery services and access to overdose reversal medications.
- Requires reentry housing services to be provided.
Who is affected
- Individuals reentering the community after incarceration
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