Second Chance Federation
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A national nonprofit law firm dedicated to providing legal services, policy advocacy and leadership development for justice-impacted communities.
Coming up NEXT WEEK in New Bern & High Point + the Last Thursday of the Month in Greensboro: We're hosting Thursday Thoughts to have conversations with impacted people and the people they love. Bring your neighbors, your family, your friends out to these FREE events!
February 12, 2026 at 5:01 PM
Coming up NEXT WEEK in New Bern & High Point + the Last Thursday of the Month in Greensboro: We're hosting Thursday Thoughts to have conversations with impacted people and the people they love. Bring your neighbors, your family, your friends out to these FREE events!
Riker's Island needs to close. Let's hope Stanley Richards and Mayor Mamdani will finally follow through on that plan.
Mamdani names jails reformer Stanley Richards to steer chaotic Rikers complex
Exactly one month into his term, Mayor Zohran Mamdani has appointed a formerly incarcerated person to manage the facility.
gothamist.com
February 11, 2026 at 7:53 PM
Riker's Island needs to close. Let's hope Stanley Richards and Mayor Mamdani will finally follow through on that plan.
Oh no, absolutely not.
Documents show proposal for ICE detention facility in Greensboro
Records obtained by the ACLU indicate the former American Hebrew Academy is among the locations under federal consideration. The possibility has drawn scrutiny from local leaders, who suggest the move would face zoning and public approval challenges.
www.wunc.org
February 10, 2026 at 7:44 PM
Oh no, absolutely not.
Generative AI is already killing our planet (and endangering public health). The last thing our communities need is AI infiltrating the so-called "justice" system. Good on the Durham City Council for listening to their constituents. www.newsobserver.com/news/politic...
February 9, 2026 at 1:02 PM
Generative AI is already killing our planet (and endangering public health). The last thing our communities need is AI infiltrating the so-called "justice" system. Good on the Durham City Council for listening to their constituents. www.newsobserver.com/news/politic...
THIS SUNDAY 2/8: All are invited to join us at Second Chances on Second Sunday at Greater New Hope Baptist Church in High Point. Starts at 8AM!
February 6, 2026 at 7:55 PM
THIS SUNDAY 2/8: All are invited to join us at Second Chances on Second Sunday at Greater New Hope Baptist Church in High Point. Starts at 8AM!
February 19 and 26 will be here before you know it! Thursday Thoughts is BACK and it's expanding to High Point and New Bern! Come out and join us - events are always free to attend! And please share to spread the word!
February 5, 2026 at 6:35 PM
February 19 and 26 will be here before you know it! Thursday Thoughts is BACK and it's expanding to High Point and New Bern! Come out and join us - events are always free to attend! And please share to spread the word!
Reforms to the carceral system are supposedly going to make life easier for incarcerated people but in California, it hasn't really changed much. Parole boards make you demonstrate that you've genuinely changed for good as a person in order to re-enter society. But sometimes that isn't enough.
Many California prisoners get a second chance. A declining parole rate shows that's no guarantee
Many California prisoners can get a chance at release through expanded parole opportunities. But gaining release requires someone to demonstrate personal growth and accountability before the state Parole Board.
calmatters.org
February 4, 2026 at 5:01 PM
Reforms to the carceral system are supposedly going to make life easier for incarcerated people but in California, it hasn't really changed much. Parole boards make you demonstrate that you've genuinely changed for good as a person in order to re-enter society. But sometimes that isn't enough.
32 people died in ICE custody in 2025. And now we're into 2026 and at least 6 people have now died. But why?
It's because ICE has stopped allowing medical treatment for people who have been detained. Shameful.
It's because ICE has stopped allowing medical treatment for people who have been detained. Shameful.
In 2026, ICE detainees are dying at an alarming rate
In 2025, 32 people died in the custody of the U.S.
popular.info
February 3, 2026 at 5:00 PM
32 people died in ICE custody in 2025. And now we're into 2026 and at least 6 people have now died. But why?
It's because ICE has stopped allowing medical treatment for people who have been detained. Shameful.
It's because ICE has stopped allowing medical treatment for people who have been detained. Shameful.
In the Raleigh area and in need of support? Join a support group for families of incarcerated people every 2nd Saturday at the Church of Good Shepherd from 10-11am.
February 2, 2026 at 1:02 PM
In the Raleigh area and in need of support? Join a support group for families of incarcerated people every 2nd Saturday at the Church of Good Shepherd from 10-11am.
The Department of Homeland Security prohibits chokeholds and other neck restraints "unless deadly force is authorized". Apparently this doesn't apply to ICE.
We Found More Than 40 Cases of Immigration Agents Using Banned Chokeholds and Other Moves That Can Cut Off Breathing
Civilians have had apparent seizures. One had his eyes roll back. Another had ribs broken. “I felt like I was going to pass out and die,” said a 16-year-old citizen put in a chokehold. The government won’t say if any agents have been punished.
www.propublica.org
January 29, 2026 at 5:01 PM
The Department of Homeland Security prohibits chokeholds and other neck restraints "unless deadly force is authorized". Apparently this doesn't apply to ICE.
We are so back! Join us tomorrow (1/29) and the last Thursday of the month in Greensboro at 6PM for Thursday Thoughts! Free to attend, come meet other directly impacted folks in conversation.
January 28, 2026 at 8:36 PM
We are so back! Join us tomorrow (1/29) and the last Thursday of the month in Greensboro at 6PM for Thursday Thoughts! Free to attend, come meet other directly impacted folks in conversation.
Of the first things that immigrant advocates have said is "Do not open the door unless they have a warrant", and now that is no longer an option. ICE is now allowed to enter your home based on an administrative warrant that gives them the authority to arrest someone with a final order of removal.
January 27, 2026 at 5:01 PM
Of the first things that immigrant advocates have said is "Do not open the door unless they have a warrant", and now that is no longer an option. ICE is now allowed to enter your home based on an administrative warrant that gives them the authority to arrest someone with a final order of removal.
When medical issues go untreated, people die. So many of the deaths that have occurred in New York prisons are preventable. And yet, nothing is changing to make sure it doesn't keep happening again.
How Lack of Health Care Led to Preventable Deaths in New York Prisons
More than 30 people with dangerous but treatable ailments — infections, obstructed bowels and asthma attacks — died in the past decade.
www.themarshallproject.org
January 26, 2026 at 1:02 PM
When medical issues go untreated, people die. So many of the deaths that have occurred in New York prisons are preventable. And yet, nothing is changing to make sure it doesn't keep happening again.
19 people were executed in Florida in 2025, making it the deadliest state for people on death row.
Florida Sets the Record for Death Penalties This Year
“We’re looking at execution roughly every 16 days,” said Grace Hanna of Floridians for Alternatives to the Death Penalty.
truthout.org
January 23, 2026 at 1:02 PM
19 people were executed in Florida in 2025, making it the deadliest state for people on death row.
They really are out here detaining 5 year olds. Kids didn't do anything wrong, but this administration does not care.
ICE detains five-year-old Minnesota boy arriving home, say school officials
Superintendent says Liam Ramos and his father were taken into custody while in their driveway and sent to Texas
www.theguardian.com
January 22, 2026 at 5:02 PM
They really are out here detaining 5 year olds. Kids didn't do anything wrong, but this administration does not care.
What's the purpose of a sanctuary city when the police are just going to keep causing violence?
Police in Many “Sanctuary Cities” Have Repeatedly Collaborated With ICE
Police face allegations of violating laws meant to protect immigrants from DC to Oregon to Colorado and beyond.
truthout.org
January 21, 2026 at 1:01 PM
What's the purpose of a sanctuary city when the police are just going to keep causing violence?
Durham & Asheville friends - @biancatylek.bsky.social of Worth Rises is coming to NC this week to discuss her new book, The Prison Industry: How it Works and Who Profits. Join her and special guests on Wednesday in Durham and Thursday in Asheville. Both events are free to attend!
January 19, 2026 at 5:34 PM
Durham & Asheville friends - @biancatylek.bsky.social of Worth Rises is coming to NC this week to discuss her new book, The Prison Industry: How it Works and Who Profits. Join her and special guests on Wednesday in Durham and Thursday in Asheville. Both events are free to attend!
Reposted by Second Chance Federation
During their 2,300+ mile Walk for Peace, the Monks paused to toll the Delaware Bell—a bell rung outside prisons at the time of executions to call out the injustice of the death penalty.
January 19, 2026 at 4:01 PM
During their 2,300+ mile Walk for Peace, the Monks paused to toll the Delaware Bell—a bell rung outside prisons at the time of executions to call out the injustice of the death penalty.
Reposted by Second Chance Federation
“The right to vote is the basic right without which all others are meaningless.” — Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.
On MLK Day, we honor his legacy by continuing the work to protect the freedom to vote.
On MLK Day, we honor his legacy by continuing the work to protect the freedom to vote.
January 19, 2026 at 4:04 PM
“The right to vote is the basic right without which all others are meaningless.” — Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.
On MLK Day, we honor his legacy by continuing the work to protect the freedom to vote.
On MLK Day, we honor his legacy by continuing the work to protect the freedom to vote.
Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. was incarcerated around 29 times while alive. In 1963 he was arrested for leading a march without a permit and that's where he wrote his famous Letter from Birmingham Jail, which you can read here: fee.org/articles/let...
January 19, 2026 at 1:02 PM
Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. was incarcerated around 29 times while alive. In 1963 he was arrested for leading a march without a permit and that's where he wrote his famous Letter from Birmingham Jail, which you can read here: fee.org/articles/let...
"We have got to do more to keep people safe and to make sure that reentry stories are success stories." - @ncgovernor.bsky.social is right. Re-entry programs need more funding to make sure formerly incarcerated people don't become incarcerated again.
Stein: 'Open as many doors as possible' to people leaving prison, boost community safety
Stein touted efforts to help people leaving prison find jobs, housing and healthcare. But he said more work is needed on mental health to keep communities safe.
www.wunc.org
January 16, 2026 at 8:29 PM
"We have got to do more to keep people safe and to make sure that reentry stories are success stories." - @ncgovernor.bsky.social is right. Re-entry programs need more funding to make sure formerly incarcerated people don't become incarcerated again.
Justine Paul spent 7 years incarcerated, for a crime he didn't commit, before the case was finally dropped in 2022. That's right, 7 years. And he never got a trial. This is why speedy trials are so necessary, to prevent cases like Justine's from happening.
Bad Evidence Got Him Indicted for Murder. He Waited 7 Years to Walk Free.
Justine Paul was accused of killing his girlfriend, Eunice Whitman. In Alaska’s slow-motion criminal justice system, he was kept behind bars even as the evidence against him fell apart.
www.propublica.org
January 14, 2026 at 5:00 PM
Justine Paul spent 7 years incarcerated, for a crime he didn't commit, before the case was finally dropped in 2022. That's right, 7 years. And he never got a trial. This is why speedy trials are so necessary, to prevent cases like Justine's from happening.
Renee Good's death wasn't the first by deadly force by ICE. 32 people have died at the hands of ICE in the last year. And none of it was necessary - it never is.
Before ICE Shooting, Immigration Agents Repeatedly Used Deadly Force
The killing of a Minneapolis woman is latest by ICE and Border Patrol officers in recent months. Others have been wounded or threatened with guns.
www.themarshallproject.org
January 11, 2026 at 8:19 PM
Renee Good's death wasn't the first by deadly force by ICE. 32 people have died at the hands of ICE in the last year. And none of it was necessary - it never is.
It isn't just Republicans standing in the way of justice - it's Democrats too. New Jersey's incoming governor isn't ready to serve.
New Jersey Cities Are Pressing Resistant State Officials for Civilian Police Oversight - Bolts
Local officials in Newark, Jersey City, and Trenton want civilian agencies that can investigate police and issue subpoenas. But they keep running into the state’s Democratic leaders.
boltsmag.org
January 9, 2026 at 5:00 PM
It isn't just Republicans standing in the way of justice - it's Democrats too. New Jersey's incoming governor isn't ready to serve.
Having access to resources during re-entry is vital for formerly incarcerated people. When those resources and funding are pulled, that means that the transition back to public life is harder than it needs to be. We hope that the Oregon legislature rethinks this move.
Budget Cuts Threaten Oregon Program for Helping People Get Jobs After Prison - Bolts
The state had recently expanded the novel program for providing one-on-one career coaching, job fairs behind bars, and support for people after release.
boltsmag.org
January 8, 2026 at 5:00 PM
Having access to resources during re-entry is vital for formerly incarcerated people. When those resources and funding are pulled, that means that the transition back to public life is harder than it needs to be. We hope that the Oregon legislature rethinks this move.