Second Chance Act of 2004

Summary

Second Chance Act of 2004: Community Safety Through Recidivism Prevention or Second Chance Act of 2004 - Amends the Omnibus Crime Control and Safe Streets Act of 1968 to reauthorize, rewrite, and expand provisions regarding adult and juvenile offender reentry demonstration projects, including by authorizing funds to: (1) provide structured post-release housing and transitional housing; (2) facilitate specified collaboration to promote the employment of people released from prison; and (3) establish or expand the use of reentry courts. Sets forth grant priorities and requirements, including that each State or local government recipient establish a Reentry Task Force or other relevant convening authority. Authorizes the Attorney General to make a grant to provide for the establishment of a National Adult and Juvenile Offender Reentry Resource Center. Directs the Attorney General to establish an interagency task force on Federal programs and activities relating to offender reentry. Authorizes the National Institute of Justice and the Bureau of Justice Statistics to conduct research on offender reentry. Directs: (1) the Secretary of Health and Human Services to review the role of State child protective services at the time of arrest and to establish services for the preservation of families impacted by the incarceration of a family member; and (2) the Secretary of Labor to implement a program to educate employers about existing incentives to the hiring of former prisoners and to make grants to community-based organizations to provide mentoring and other transitional services essential to reintegrating ex-offenders and incarcerated persons into society.

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Timeline

1. 10 September 2004

   Introduced

   Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR S9076-9077)

   Source: IntroReferral

2. 10 September 2004

   Introduced

   Introduced in Senate

   Source: IntroReferral

3. 10 September 2004

   Introduced

   Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.

   Source: IntroReferral

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Versions

• Introduced in Senate · 10 September 2004 · Download file

Documents

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Sponsors

• Sen. Brownback, Sam [R-KS] · R · Sponsor
• Sen. Santorum, Rick [R-PA] · R · Sponsor
• Sen. Specter, Arlen [R-PA] · R · Cosponsor
• Sen. DeWine, Mike [R-OH] · R · Cosponsor
• Sen. Biden, Joseph R., Jr. [D-DE] · D · Cosponsor
• Sen. Bingaman, Jeff [D-NM] · D · Cosponsor
• Sen. Levin, Carl [D-MI] · D · Cosponsor
• · ssju00 · Standing

Related records

• related to → Re-Entry Enhancement Act
• related to → Second Chance Act of 2004
• related to ← Enhanced Second Chance Act of 2004