; Whereas many individuals with a criminal history also face significant barriers in securing a place to live; Whereas many individuals with criminal history are barred from seeking access to public housing; Whereas many people with a criminal history also face other significant barriers, such as an inability to regain voting rights, volunteer in their community, secure identification documentation, and significant debt as a result of their conviction and incarceration; Whereas these barriers prevent millions of Americans from contributing fully to their families and communities; Whereas these barriers can contribute to recidivism, which increases crime and victimization and decreases public safety; Whereas the inability to find gainful employment and other collateral consequences of conviction inhibit the economic mobility of people with criminal histories, which can negatively impact the well-being of their children and families for generations; Whereas the President in the 2018 State of the Union expressed, As America regains its strength, this opportunity must be extended to all citizens. That is why this year we will embark on reforming our prisons to help former inmates who have served their time get a second chance at life. ; Whereas April 9, 2018, marks the 10-year anniversary of the Second Chance Act of 2008, which has provided reentry services to over 166,000 people in 49 states and the District of Columbia since its passage; Whereas the anniversary of the death of Charles Colson, who used his second chance following his incarceration for a Watergate-related crime to found Prison Fellowship, the Nation’s largest outreach to prisoners, former prisoners, and their families, falls on April 21, 2012