Purpose

To provide funding for The Redemption Project so it can offer programs to inmates and justice-impacted individuals. The goal is to reduce incarceration and help people transition from incarceration back into the community.

Key Provisions

• Funding: In fiscal years 2026 and 2027, the bill appropriates $500,000 each year from the general fund to the commissioner of corrections.
• Grant purpose: The money goes to a grant for The Redemption Project.
• Program components: The grant is intended to provide inmates and justice-impacted individuals with virtue-based education, grounded in core correctional practices, plus mentoring, support services, and employment services.
• Budget treatment: This appropriation is added to the existing base budget.

Goals and Expected Outcomes

• Aims to lower the likelihood of returning to incarceration by offering education and support.
• Seeks to aid inmates and justice-impacted individuals in transitioning from incarceration to community life through structured programs and services.

Significance and Changes to Law

• Establishes a new funding stream within the corrections budget specifically for The Redemption Project.
• Creates a new line item in the general fund for these grants and adds the funding amount to the base budget; no other legal changes to existing statutes are described in the summary text.

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