Several federal programs that help people coming out of prison successfully re-enter society would be renewed through 2030. These programs fund substance abuse treatment (including access to overdose reversal medications like Narcan), job training, mentoring by community nonprofits, education in prisons and jails, and family-based treatment. The original Second Chance Act, first passed in 2007, expired in 2023 — this bill picks up where it left off, continuing funding for what research consistently shows reduces repeat offenses.
Congressional Summary
Second Chance Reauthorization Act of 2025This bill reauthorizes through FY2030 various federal grants for state, local, and tribal governments, nonprofit organizations, and service providers to support individuals who reenter the community following a period of incarceration. Specifically, the bill reauthorizes the following:grants for adult and juvenile offender reentry demonstration projects;grants for family-based substance abuse treatment programs;grants to evaluate and improve educational methods at prisons, jails, and juvenile facilities;grants for career training education; the offender reentry substance abuse and criminal justice collaboration program; andgrants to nonprofit organizations for community-based mentoring and transitional services.
Details
- Congress
- 119th
- Chamber
- Senate
- Status
- summarized
- Action
- Introduced in Senate
- Action Date
- 2025-05-21
- Date Added
- 2026-04-16