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1-877-525-CURE (2873)
P.O Box 1245
Cape Girardeau, MO 63702
Welcome to Missouri CURE
Who We Are
Citizens
United for
Rehabilitation of
Errants
CURE is an international movement that seeks to reduce crime through reform of the criminal justice system. International CURE website is
Missouri CURE organizes and unites offenders, their families, and others for education and advocacy in criminal justice issues
CURE is a National organization seeking to reduce crime through reform of the justice system.
Who Can Join? CURE members include prisoners, their families and loved ones, and other concerned members of the community.
What are the goals of CURE? To ensure that prisons are only used for those who absolutely must be incarcerated and that they are used only for the rehabilitation and education.
News
Congress Restores Funding for the Second Chance Act
On Monday, November 14, 2011, House and Senate conferees released the “minibus” appropriations report, which includes Fiscal Year 2012 Commerce, Justice, Science (CJS) spending. The conference report, a consolidated appropriations bill for several agencies including the Department of Justice, provides $63 million for the Second Chance Act.
The compromise appropriations bill resolves differences in Second Chance Act funding between the House, which allotted $70 million for the program, and the Senate, which provided no funding. The bill is expected to go to the full House and Senate for consideration this week.
"The Second Chance Act is having a tremendous impact nationally. It has changed the way state and local leaders think about prisoner reentry and it's demonstrating how we can reduce recidivism, which not too long ago many thought was impossible. Continued funding is a victory for every community seeking to increase public safety and to help families and neighborhoods receiving people released from prison and jail," commented Justin Jones, Director of the Oklahoma Department of Corrections.
The bill provides $2.2 billion for state and criminal justice programs, including:
$63 million for Second Chance Act programs;
$9 million for Mentally Ill Offender Treatment and Crime Reduction Act programs;
$470 million for Byrne Memorial Justice Assistance Grants;
$6 million for comprehensive criminal justice reform and recidivism reduction efforts by states, also known as Justice Reinvestment;
$35 million for drug courts;
$10 million for residential substance abuse treatment programs;
$20 million for Adam Walsh Child Protection and Safety Act programs;
$12.5 million for prison rape prevention and prosecution, and other programs.
In addition, the package contains a continuing resolution that funds other federal operations until December 16, 2011 – or until Congress completes the remaining nine FY 2012 appropriations bills.
Learn more about the Second Chance Act here
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