Second Chance Reauthorization Act of 2025
The Second Chance Reauthorization Act of 2025 (S. 1843) would reauthorize and extend the Second Chance Act of 2007, focusing on programs to help people returning from incarceration successfully reenter society. The bill adds new components to reentry efforts—specifically substance use disorder treatment, peer recovery support, case management, overdose education, naloxone (overdose reversal medications), and reentry housing services—and extends funding and program timelines for several existing grant programs through 2030 (covering 2026–2030). In short, it broadens the scope of reentry services and provides a longer, predictable funding horizon for related programs. Key elements include expanding services tied to state and local reentry demonstration projects, extending multiple grant programs (family-based treatment, prison/jail education, careers training, offender-reentry collaboration, and nonprofit mentoring/transitional services), and codifying the inclusion of housing and substance use treatment as core reentry supports.
Key Points
- 1Expands State and Local Reentry Demonstration Projects to explicitly include substance use disorder treatment (peer recovery services, case management, overdose education, and access to naloxone) and reentry housing services.
- 2Adds reentry housing services as a formal component of the projects.
- 3Extends the funding windows for multiple programs from 2019–2023 to 2026–2030, including:
- 4- Family-Based Substance Abuse Treatment grants
- 5- Grant Program for educational methods at prisons, jails, and juvenile facilities
- 6- Careers Training Demonstration Grants
- 7- Offender Reentry Substance Abuse and Criminal Justice Collaboration Program
- 8- Community-Based Mentoring and Transitional Service Grants to nonprofit organizations
- 9Overall purpose: reauthorize the Second Chance Act through 2030 with expanded services to address substance use disorders and housing needs for individuals reentering the community.