PRISON FELLOWSHIP: Second Chance Act

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7 Ways You Can Be the Key to Unlocking Second Chances

You can be the key to unlocking second chances for people who have faced their consequences, so they can flourish in society! Here are 7 ways to get started.

By Emily Andrews
April 4, 2023
Justice Ambassador | Pell grants | Second Chance Act | Second Chance Month | Voting Rights
U.S. Senate Declares April Second Chance Month
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U.S. Senate Declares April Second Chance Month

On Tuesday, the United States Senate unanimously passed a resolution declaring April 2017 as "Second Chance Month."

By Prison Fellowship
April 26, 2017
Second Chance Act | Second Chance Month | Senator Amy Klobuchar (D-Minn.) | Senator James Lankford (R-Okla.) | Senator Richard Durbin (D-Ill.) | Senator Rob Portman (R-Ohio) | US Senate
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What Is Justice?

In the Bible, justice is about much more than fairness or catching and punishing “bad guys.” Biblical, or restorative, justice centers focus on restoring everyone affected by wrongdoing—including the offender, the victim, and the community around them. It’s based on shalom, a Hebrew term encompassing peace, wholeness, righteousness, and harmony.

By Jim Liske
January 20, 2015
Fair Sentencing Act | Justice Fellowship | Legislation | Prison Rape | Prison Rape Elimination Act | Restorative Justice | Second Chance Act | Shalom
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My Little Second Chance Lesson

The following post originally appeared on the Justice Fellowship blog.

There’s no way anyone is going to do this.

That depressing whisper of doubt and futility kept up its nagging as I set up the email that would go out to our national list of supporters.

By Elisabeth Boehm
September 17, 2014
congress | Judiciary Committee | Second Chance Act

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