Reentry Resource Guide Act of 2026

Key Points

• Congressman Cleaver introduced a plan to create a pilot program that gives grants to states to build digital resource guides. These guides would help people who were recently in prison find the help they need to restart their lives in their home communities.
• The guides would be available online and for download, listing local services like job training, housing, food pantries, and medical care. They would be organized by region so people can easily find help right where they live.
• The program aims to make it easier for people to find essential services like mental health counseling, addiction treatment, and help getting a new ID card. By making these resources easy to find, the goal is to help people stay out of prison and successfully rejoin society.
• If passed, the government would spend $8 million every year from 2027 to 2030 on this project. States that receive the money would have to report back on how the guides are helping and if they are actually reducing the number of people who end up back in prison.

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