Transportation for Reentry Act

Key Points

• This bill requires public transit agencies that get federal funding to provide free rides to people recently released from prison. To be eligible, a person must have served at least one year in a state or federal prison.
• People who qualify would receive free transportation for one year after their release date. The goal is to help them find work, attend doctor visits, and meet with parole officers so they can successfully move back into their communities.
• The plan would provide 40 million dollars in federal funding every year from 2027 through 2031. This money would help transit offices pay for the free fares, train their staff, and run programs to tell people leaving prison about the free rides.
• Local transit agencies would need to report how many people use the service and how many trips they take. After five years, the government would check if the program actually helped keep people from committing new crimes and going back to prison.

Impact Analysis

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