U.S. Senate Approves Bill That Provides Funds For Prisoner Reentry November 25, 2009
Posted by FairSentencing in : Current News , trackbackOn Thursday, November 5, 2009, the U.S. Senate approved an appropriations bill for the Department of Justice for fiscal year 2010 (H.R. 2847) that provides $64 million for prisoner reentry, including $50 million for Second Chance Act programs and $14 million for reentry initiatives in the federal Bureau of Prisons. The version of the bill that passed the House of Representatives in June provides $114 million for prisoner reentry, including $100 million for Second Chance Act programs. The Senate appropriations bill also provides $10 million for the Mentally Ill Offender Treatment and Crime Reduction Act (MIOTCRA), whereas the House version provides $12 million. Members of the House and Senate Appropriations committees will now meet to resolve differences between the House and Senate versions of the bill.
| Reentry Program/Agency | House | Senate |
| Second Chance Act | $100 million | $50 million |
| Bureau of Prisons | $14 million | $14 million |
| Total: | $114 million | $64 million |
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