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Presidential Message on Second Chance Month

Second Chance Month: Supporting Reentry for Former Inmates

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Key Points

  • Trump issued a formal message recognizing April as Second Chance Month to support people returning home from prison. The message emphasizes helping former inmates find jobs, mental health care, and faith-based support to help them stay out of trouble.
  • The message highlights the First Step Act, a law Trump signed that reduced long sentences for nonviolent crimes. It also mentions the new White House Pardon Czar, a position created to manage requests for pardons and shortened sentences.
  • The goal of these efforts is to make communities safer by giving people who have served their time a real path to success. By providing resources like job training, the government hopes to reduce the number of people who end up back in the justice system.

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White House Statement

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Presidential Message on Second Chance Month

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