Obama Announces Steps to Help Ex-Inmates Return to Society

U.S. President Barack Obama is taking steps he says will help former inmates re-enter society, as he continues to push for reform of America’s criminal justice system. “There are so many Americans that desperately want to earn a second chance,” said the president during a trip to Newark, New Jersey on Monday. “So we have got to make sure that people who have paid their debt to society can earn their second chance.” The new White House actions include new grants to...

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