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Former Prisoners Serve Up Hope in Oscar-Nominated Film

Restaurant founder and CEO Brandon Chrostowski hires men and women with a single prerequisite: they’ve been incarcerated.

By Emily Andrews
April 30, 2018
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Senate Resolution Names April 2018 as Second Chance Month

Resolution Sheds Light on Thousands of Barriers Aimed Those with Criminal Records

By Prison Fellowship
April 27, 2018
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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
U.S. Senate Declares April Second Chance Month
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Second Chance Month News and Updates

Welcome to Second Chance Month! Prison Fellowship® and our diverse group of partner organizations are raising awareness this month of the hardships former prisoners face upon their return to society. Will you join us?

SECOND CHANCE MONTH: A NATIONAL MOVEMENT

Casey Irwin is interviewed about her experiences with collateral consequences.

By Emily Harris Greene
April 4, 2017
Collateral Consequences | employment | Second Chance Month | Second Prison Project | Senator Rob Portman (R-Ohio)

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