The Second Chance Reauthorization Act of 2025 continues important programs that assist people leaving prison, helping them reintegrate into society successfully. It focuses on treatment, education, and job training to reduce recidivism and improve lives.
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.
