Conference News & Views

Please consider contacting Sen. Frist in support the bipartisan Second Chance Act, which addresses the need for better reentry programs to aid ex-offenders be reconciled back into society and avoid further incarceration. You can voice your support sending an email or making a phone call to Allen Hicks at Sen. Frist’s office, 202-224-3135, allen_hicks@frist.senate.gov. Click the following link for a sample letter http://tnumc.org/index.cfm?PAGE_ID=2101&EXPAND

This bill is supported by 200 national organizations including the Prison Fellowship, National Association of Counties, United States Conference of Mayors, United States Conference of Catholic Bishops, National Alliance of Faith and Justice, Big Brother Big Sisters of America, Goodwill Industries, Salvation Army, American Center for Law and Justice, American Bar Association, NAACP, and the American Conservative Union.

This bill is currently being considered, so please act now.

Grace and Peace

Rev. Jason Brock
Dir. Love and Justice,
Disaster Response Coordinator
Tennessee Conference of the United Methodist Church
304 S. Perimeter Park Dr., Suite 1
Nashville, TN 37211
615-695-2753 (office direct)
615-293-8594 (mobile)
615-329-0884 (fax)
jbrock@tnumc.org