Second Chance Reauthorization Act of 2025

This bill renews and updates federal support for programs that help people return to their communities after jail or prison. It extends funding for reentry services through 2030 and adds a stronger focus on addiction treatment, overdose prevention, and stable housing during reentry. It also keeps grants going for family-based treatment, education in prisons and jails, job training, mentoring, and partnerships that connect treatment with the justice system.

Key points

• Who is affected: People leaving jail or prison, their families, and communities. Nonprofits and local governments that run reentry, treatment, housing, education, job training, and mentoring programs.
• What changes: Keeps grants going and adds services like peer recovery help, case management, overdose education and reversal medications, and reentry housing support. Continues support for family-based treatment, in-facility education programs, job training, justice-treatment collaborations, and community mentoring and transitional services.
• When: Authorizes these programs from 2026 through 2030.