Legal Developments

From Reentry

Second Chance Act of 2005: HR 1705
For more information see the full text of HR 1705 or the Issue Brief of HR 1705 from Reentry.net and CLASP, respectively.

Second Chance Act Stalls

Reentry Issues in the News

• Young Lives Rescripted

Detroit Free Press: August 9, 2007.

• Minor Convictions Shouldn't Turn Into Life Sentences

Detroit Free Press: February 23, 2007

• Closing the Revolving Door

New York Times: January 25, 2005

• The Right Has a Jailhouse Conversion

New York Times: December, 2006

• Letter to the Editor: Community Reintegration of Prisoners With Mental Illness

Psychiatric Services Magazine: October, 2006

• Editorial: Give prisoners a chance to return to community

Detroit News: Tuesday, September 19, 2006

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