What’s New
The Second Chance Act of 2007
(H.R. 1593/S. 1934)
This bill would reauthorize and revise an existing reentry program within the Department of Justice (DOJ), provide money to states for reentry programs, create a federal interagency task force to study and coordinate policy, commission a number of research projects including a study of barriers in federal policy to successful reentry, and authorize grants from DOJ directly to nonprofit organizations to provide mentoring and transitional services to adult and juvenile
offenders. The legislation is currently pending in Congress.
Adam Walsh Child Protection and Safety Act of 2006
The Adam Walsh Child Protection and Safety Act of 2006, signed by the President July 27, 2006 includes many provisions regarding sex offenders and their reentry into communities nationwide. For more information, contact OJP's Sex Offender Sentencing, Monitoring, Apprehending, Registering, and Tracking (SMART) Office at 202-514-4689 or GetSMART@usdoj.gov.
Reentry Resource Map
The Reentry
Resource Map is a national catalog of reentry program resources for
those working in the field of reentry. The map provides access
to national, state, and local resources that facilitate offender reentry
for all phases of the reentry process. The map is designed to be a dynamic,
evolving resource that will be updated as new information is identified.
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