WASHINGTON—(ENEWSPF)—November 14, 2013. Attorney General Eric Holder today endorsed the reauthorization of the Second Chance Act, bipartisan legislation introduced by Senators Patrick Leahy and Rob Portman and its companion legislation by Representatives Danny Davis and F. James Sensenbrenner, Jr. that provides resources and support to people reintegrating into their communities after being incarcerated. The Attorney General’s endorsement came while visiting a graduation ceremony for participants of Project EARN, a federal reentry court in St. Louis. The visit highlighted the department’s “Smart on Crime” initiative that seeks to reform the criminal justice system, improve reentry programs, and pursue alternatives to incarceration for low-level, non-violent offenses.
