Advancing a Culture of Second Chances

As Faith & Law celebrates Second Chance Month along with over 650 partners across the country this April, Prison Fellowship has gathered a panel of experts, law enforcement leaders, and directly-impacted voices for a discussion around improving outcomes among the one in three American adults with a criminal record. Faith & Law is excited for this opportunity to dive into ways to advance second chances, thoughtful alternatives to incarceration, and success in reentry.

David Jimenez serves as the manager of government affairs for Prison Fellowship’s advocacy and public policy team, where he oversees federal and state legislative campaigns. His background is in public policy advocacy and institution building, most recently as a primary manager for the American Enterprise Institute’s outreach to college students, faculty, and administrators. As an undergraduate at Bowdoin College in Maine, Jimenez studied history and political theory. After graduating, he participated in the Hudson Institute’s Political Studies Fellowship and was a Fulbright English teaching assistant in Romania.

A proud alumnus of Prison Fellowship’s internship program, Jimenez first became passionate about criminal justice reform while serving urban youth in New Jersey, where he saw up close the urgent need for restorative approaches to incarceration, law enforcement, and violence. He is passionate about theology, social policy, ethics, and culture. A Pittsburgh native, Jimenez lives in the Columbia Heights neighborhood of Washington, D.C.