How Philly, the Nation’s Most Supervised Big City, Cut Its Probation Numbers by a Third
The Philadelphia Inquirer: Samantha Melamed - April 19, 2021 Three years ago, a national study of probation and parole called out...
Expensify.org Offering $100k Grants via Reentry Services Fund
Want to address recidivism and improve reentry services for the formerly incarcerated? Send Expensify your proposal by May 15th and two...
Office of Violence Prevention Hiring for Program Specialist & Case Manager Positions
The Office of Violence Prevention is hiring a Program Specialist and a Group Violence Intervention (GVI) Case Manager to join our team....
Amazon Seasonal Job Posting + Zoom Recruitment Session on 4/22 @ 11:00am
If you engage with Philadelphia residents seeking employment, please share the attached flyer featuring an Amazon seasonal job posting to...
Philadelphia Rental Assistance Phase 4 Now Open
Through the PHLRentAssist program, the City of Philadelphia offers emergency rental assistance to help tenants and landlords who have...
Opinion: Prisons Need Better Vaccine Education for People in Prison
Note: PRC encourages the use of person first language whenever possible in referring to people with justice involvement, and people in...
The U.S. Spends Billions to Lock People Up, But Very Little to Help Them Once They’re Released
PBS News Hour: Casey Kuhn - April 7, 2021 The U.S. spends $81 billion a year on mass incarceration, according to the Bureau of Justice...
‘A Turning Point’: Thousands in PA Prisons Will Be Offered COVID-19 Vaccine
Note: PRC encourages the use of person first language whenever possible in referring to people with justice involvement, and people in...
Report: Breaking Down Barriers to Record Clearing – A Survey of the Field
Clearing criminal records can be life-changing, leading to employment, higher wages, housing, educational opportunities, and more. For...
Parole Officer ‘Empathy Training’ Leads to a 13% Drop in Offenders Returning to Jail
Good News Network - April 3, 2021 Heavy caseloads, job stress, and biases can negatively affect relations between these officers and...