The Second Chance Act of 2008 was put in place to:

a. Give convicted offenders an alternative to prison after conviction.
b. Give judges the discretion to find a defendant not guilty if the case warranted it.
c. Reduce the number of parolees being returned to prison for technical violations.
d. Reduce the number of prisoners being paroled.


c

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