New and Noteworthy
■ Whoopi Goldberg Joins LAC at Rockefeller Hearings
The New York State Assembly held a hearing on May 8th-- the 35th anniversary of the enactment of the New York State’s notorious Rockefeller Drug Laws. Thanks to great film director and LAC Board member Doug Liman and Jason Flom, we were joined by Whoopi Goldberg who was eager to offer her perspective "as just a normal person and as a New Yorker" about the need to get rid of a law that is causing much more harm than the problem it was intended to address. (Read more)
■ LAC Celebrates Passage of Second Chance Act
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On March 13th, 2008, Congressman Danny Davis (D-IL) hosted a press conference at the National Press Club in Washington, DC to celebrate the recent passage of the "Second Chance Act" reentry legislation in Congress. (Read More) |
News Alerts
3/12/08: Senate Passes Second Chance Act Reentry Legislation; President Expected to Sign Measure into Law
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Project Highlights
■ After Prison: Roadblocks to Reentry. A State-by-State Report Card
A landmark two-year study of the legal obstacles that people with criminal records face when they attempt to reenter society. In order to help advocates eliminate these unfair roadblocks, the Legal Action Center has developed advocacy kits on 12 critically important policy, funding and legal issues that can be used to remove nearly all of the most harmful roadblocks to re-entry.
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