Transformation Yoga Project is offering yoga classes, info sessions or workshops to any and all Reentry groups, organizers, and organizations for the month of June. To schedule your team's sessions please contact brianne@transformationyogaproject.org

When: June 28th, 2018 from 5 to 8:30pm Philadelphia Lawyers for Social Equity (PLSE) will host an event to underscore the resilience of the roughly one third of Philadelphians directly impacted by criminal records. The event will include resource tables, a pop-up art exhibit, and a panel discussion highlighting individuals who refuse to be denied by criminal history information. All are invited to learn about the challenges faced those impacted by criminal history information

May 21, 2018 By: Valerie Johnson Picture: A. Ricketts Generocity Lately, I’ve noticed a whole lot of nonprofit staff who support marginalized populations or people with a health issue or disability using language that both irritates and frustrates me. It’s a problem that doesn’t just apply to my fellow fundraisers and nonprofit workers but to the general public, and in most cases, it comes from a place of ignorance. People-first language, also called person-first language, is

May 23, 2018 By: Ronnie Polaneczky Picture: Melissa McCleery The Inquirer Tuck this tale into the pull-your-hair-‘til-you-scream file. And then say a prayer for Maria Navarro, who has end-stage cancer and deserves to spend as many moments as she has left with her daughter, Sasha. StartFragment As a kid, Sasha (who asks that her last name not be used here) watched her mom weep with worry about how to pay the mortgage on their Kensington home. Sasha’s father had gone AWOL years

May 17, 2018 By: Samantha Melamed Picture: Jose F. Moreno The Inquirer It was supposed to be one of the least restrictive forms of incarceration the city has to offer: a six- to 23-month term in a Philadelphia jail, with work release. Then, Cody Carter was caught with a cellphone. For that violation, he said, he spent six months in segregation. That typically means at least 23 hours a day locked in a narrow cell, either in isolation or with a cellmate. “It’s an experience tha

May 17, 2018 By: Samantha Melamed Picture: David Swanson The Inquirer Years after Pennsylvania’s newest, biggest, and most expensive prison, State Correctional Institution Phoenix, was slated for completion, certificates of occupancy have at long last been issued for the entire $400 million, 3,830-bed complex in Montgomery County. The move from Graterford Prison finally seems imminent. Staff have packed up their offices. And the men currently housed at Graterford, which Phoen

Join those passionate about ensuring that women re-entering the community from the criminal justice system have access to health care and supports they need to succeed! We are seeking a candidate who is able to help women in our community use their voices and stories to access the services and supports they need to live a healthy, successful life. This person will connect individuals with health coverage options and support services; will work with those individuals and other