NC Second Chance Alliance - Restoring Opportunities. Strengthening Families & Communities.

On June 10, 2020, the NC House of Representatives passed S562 The Second Chance Act 119-0. Click HERE to hear legislators speak strongly in support of second chances on the House Floor (the discussion of S562 begins at 1:35:22).
Senate Bill 562 The Second Chance Act passed the Senate 44-0 on May 8, 2019--a day after 1000+ members of the NC Second Chance Alliance visited the NC General Assembly for 2019 Second Chance Lobby Day.
More than 1000 members of the NC Second Chance Alliance attended 2019 Second Chance Lobby Day on May 7, 2019.
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Second Chance Alliance members Corey and Roger at the NC General Assembly for the 2017 Second Chance Lobby Day.
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2017 Second Chance Lobby Day, NC Legislative Building. See here for a video tribute to Alliance member Umar Muhammad (center), a founder of All of Us or None-Durham.
House Bill 774 expanding eligibility for Certificates of Relief passed the NC General Assembly and was signed by the Governor on June 25, 2018! Above, co-chairs of the Senate Judiciary Committee--Senators Warren Daniel, Shirley Randleman, and Tamara Barringer-- discuss their support for HB774. Learn more here.
Second Chance Alliance members, including Wake County Commissioner Jessica Holmes, participated in a listening session with Wake District Attorney Lorrin Freeman.
Alliance member and former Chief Public Defender James Williams visited the Equal Justice Institute's Peace and Justice Memorial and Legacy Museum in Montgomery, Alabama. Learn more about the line from slavery to mass incarceration.
Alliance members proposed and supported the establishment of a State Reentry Council by the NC General Assembly and now serve on the Council with Governor Cooper, AG Stein, and other state agency leaders.
The National Memorial for Peace and Justice is the nation’s first memorial dedicated to the legacy of enslaved black people, people terrorized by lynching, African Americans humiliated by racial segregation and Jim Crow, and people of color burdened with contemporary presumptions of guilt and police violence. Learn more about the Equal Justice Initiative.
The NC Second Chance Alliance partnered with Just Leadership USA to host an Emerging Leaders Training in Charlotte on Feb. 17, 2018
On July 28, 2017, Governor Cooper signs Session Law 2017-195, an expunction bill proposed and supported by members of the NC Second Chance Alliance. Bill sponsors included Senators Tommy Tucker (R), Floyd McKissick (D), Danny Britt (R), and Angela Bryant (D). Learn more here.
During a signing ceremony for Session Law 2017-195, Alliance founders Dennis and Daryl urge Governor Cooper to support and initiate additional criminal justice reforms and reentry supports.
Alliance members from across North Carolina meet in the legislative auditorium before walking the halls of the NC General Assembly to promote fair chances.
All Wake County Commissioners and Wake County Sheriff Donnie Harrison celebrate passage of Wake County's Fair Chance Hiring Ordinance with members of the NC Second Chance Alliance
Pastor Jessie Garner, coordinator of the Fayetteville Cumberland Reentry Council speaks at the inaugural meeting on March 29, 2018. See his remarks here.

S562 passes House, 119 to 0

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2019 Second Chance Lobby Day

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Attachment 4, State reentry council meeting picture

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Resources

Links to local, state, and national resources focused on reentry services and information, including a summary of expunction eligibility in North Carolina and a county-by-county guide to local reentry councils and other reentry service providers.

Ally Voices

Hear the voices of people with criminal records and their family members who are part of a growing national movement to ensure people have a fair chance to reintegrate within their families and communities after involvement with the criminal justice system.

2020 Advocacy Agenda

View our current efforts and tools to identify and promote "clean slate" and “fair chance” policies, practices, and investments.

About Us

The NC Second Chance Alliance is a statewide alliance of people with criminal records, their family members, service providers, congregations, community leaders and concerned citizens that have come together to address the causes of criminal records and the barriers they create to successful reentry.

What is SB 562: The Second Chance Act?

Many thanks to each of the 1,000+ members of the NC Second Chance Alliance that participated in 2019 Second Chance Lobby Day at the NC General Assembly.

You can find our lobby day materials HERE, including our Action Requests.

To see pictures and testimonials from May 7, visit HERE and HERE.