The Second Chance Act will be signed by the President tomorrow. Congratulations goes out to everyone who worked so hard to get this vitally important legislation passed.
Alternet: It's easy to go to prison, especially if you're poor, young, careless, and/or just plain unlucky.
That's one of the messages I took away from the final panel discussion at this weekend's ACLU criminal justice conference here in Jackson, Mississippi. The panel, focusing on recidivism, was made up largely of ex-convicts who had successfully turned their lives around, secured long-term employment, and now run successful programs to help new ex-convicts reenter the workforce.
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