Second chances for prisoners is not just a moral imperative — it's an economic one

For years, criminal justice advocates have argued employment is one of the most important benchmarks for people’s reentry after prison to turn their life around successfully. Thankfully, both parties now see second chances as a moral imperative. But as the economy continues to burn hotter than the Federal Reserve would like, we must consider second chances for prisoners an economic imperative too.

Earlier this month, four of my former colleagues, Reps. John Rutherford (R-FL), Kelly Armstrong (R-ND), David Trone (D-MD), and Lisa Blunt Rochester (D-DE) launched the Second Chances Task Force . It’s a bipartisan effort to advance the commonsense workforce policies I supported during my time in Congress and continue to fight for today.

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