On this weeks Legal Brief, Justine and Amanda talk about Second Chance Month, how you can get involved, and about a bunch of celebrities you didn't know have criminal records!
For more Second Chance information:
https://www.prisonfellowship.org/
Virtual Second Chance® Month Gala on April 28 at 7 p.m. ET
Register online.
They will be celebrating the power of second chances! Businesses, communities, churches, and families will gather to hear transformation stories and conversations highlighting the need for second chances.
The National Association of Defense Lawyers
Legislating Freedom: The Importance of a Second Look: On Thursday, April 14th, 2022, at 1:00pm ET (10:00am PT), NACDL and The Sentencing Project are hosting Legislating Freedom: The Importance of a Second Look. This panel discussion will delve into the country’s continued overreliance on incarceration and extreme sentences and will highlight the importance of second look legislation that gives individuals serving long sentences an opportunity to apply for release or sentence modifications.
https://nationalreentryresourcecenter.org/
Local map for second chance events.
Famous celebrities who are on their “Second Chance”:
https://www.criminaljustice.com/10-famous-ex-cons-who-turned-it-around/