Philadelphia Reentry Coalition’s first awards ceremony celebrated these thriving returning citizens
June 22,2018 By Aviva Tevah Generocity "The Philadelphians we honored yesterday are living proof of what can happen when people have real opportunities, resources and support as they move forward with their lives after incarceration," writes Director Aviva Tevah. For Reentry Awareness Month this year, the Philadelphia Reentry Coalition did something new: On June 21, we held our first-ever Reentry Celebration and Awards Ceremony. With over a hundred member organizations, the c
After Prison, Coming Home Can be the Toughest Ordeal of All
June 1, 2018 By Marianne Dodson The Crime Report Prison is often just a stop along the road for individuals who have been struggling with victimization all their lives, says Harvard sociologist Bruce Western. Western, author of the recently released Homeward: Life in the Year After Prison, said he was shocked by the findings of his own research showing the amount of violence many inmates had experienced long before they were incarcerated. “In a world that is so saturated with
Philadelphia must stop holding children in adult jails
June 12, 2018 By Michelle Mason and Lauren Fine, for the Inquirer Philly.com When “J” was 16, he was arrested and charged as an adult. Despite his young age, he was sent to an adult jail, as is the current practice for all youths facing adult charges in Philadelphia and as described in detail in a recent Inquirer and Daily News story Over 19 months of pretrial incarceration, before he was convicted of any crime, J was put in solitary confinement on seven separate occasions. T
Mayor honors Restorative Justice Guild program graduates
June 25, 2018 By Phillip Jackson Picture by Johann Calhoun The Philadelphia Tribune The Mural Arts of Philadelphia honored the 2018 graduates of its Restorative Justice Guild program at City Hall on Wednesday. The graduates were recognized by Mayor Jim Kenney along with several council members and the executive director of Mural Arts Philadelphia, Jane Golden. Participants are referred to the program by the Youth Violence Reduction Partnership and the Philadelphia Prison Syst
"Clean Slate" Bill Approved by Pennsylvania General Assembly
Groundbreaking Automated Record Sealing with Broad Support Will Help Pennsylvanians Get a Second Chance Today, a "Clean Slate" bill providing for automated sealing of qualified criminal cases (HB 1419) was passed by the PA Senate and will be sent to the Governor's desk. Governor Wolf has pledged to sign the bill, which will make Pennsylvania the first state to seal criminal cases by automated computer processes. The bill enjoyed remarkably broad support, including from legisl
Get Ready, Get Set, Get Out: A Day in the Life of a Returning Citizen Reentry Simulation
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