In November, the U.S. House of Representatives passed House Resolution 1593, more popularly called the Second Chance Act.

The version of the Second Chance Act passed by the House authorizes $55 million for state and local governments to aid people in their transitions back to the community from prison and jail. There’s an additional $15 million in the bill for community-based mentoring, transitional, and faith-based projects.

The bill had strong bi-partisan support in the House and passed with a 347 to 62 vote. The bill must also be passed by the Senate and signed by the president to become law.

Source: The Council of State Governments [1]