Read How the Christian Community can Help Formerly Incarcerated Individuals
The Baptist Standard: Marcus Franklin | April 28, 2022 More than 600,000 people—roughly the population of El Paso—are released from incarceration in the United States every year. Each one enters a community that can facilitate or hinder the reentry process. Jesus made clear his followers are to care for those society deems the “least of these” (Matthew 25:31-46). How will we, as Christians, help the formerly incarcerated address and overcome challenges, barriers and stigmas t
Recidivism Is Inadequate Measure of Success After Prison, Says Report
National Academies | April 28, 2022 WASHINGTON — Recidivism is an inadequate measurement of success after release from prison, says a new report from the National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine. The report recommends researchers develop supplementary measures that evaluate success across multiple areas of a person’s life after prison — including employment, housing, health, social support, and personal well-being — and that measure interactions with the crim
U.S. Dept of Edu Expands Pell Experiment & Actions to Help Incarcerated Individuals Resume Education
U.S. Department of Education | April 26, 2022 Today, during Second Chance Month, the U.S. Department of Education announces actions to help incarcerated individuals access educational programs as part of the Biden-Harris Administration’s broader efforts to support reentry, empower formerly incarcerated persons, enhance public safety, and strengthen our communities and our economy. The Department has invited 73 colleges and universities to participate in the third round of the
Biden Takes His First Actions on Clemency with Three Pardons and Seventy-Five Commutations
NPR: Carrie Johnson and Ayana Archie | April 26, 2022 President Biden is taking his first actions on clemency since he entered the White House, pardoning three people and shortening the prison terms of 75 more on Tuesday. White House officials say the president thinks too many people — many of them Black and brown — are serving unduly long sentences for drug crimes. The pardons and commutations are part of a broader White House effort to make the criminal justice system more
Join the Virtual Conversation with Susan Burton, An Advocate for Former Incarcerated Women (5/12)
About this event Susan Burton is the founder of A New Way of Life, a nonprofit organization that provides housing and other support to formerly incarcerated women. She is nationally known as an advocate for restoring basic civil and human rights to those who have served time. Susan is the 2010 recipient of the Gleitsman Citizen Activist Award from the Center for Public Leadership at Harvard Kennedy School. In 2015, on the 50th anniversary of Selma-to-Montgomery marches and th
U.S. Congress and Senate can Provide One-Time, One-Year Funds to Local Projects and Organizations
It's federal earmarks season again! For those who aren't familiar, earmarks are the process by which members of the U.S. Congress and Senate can provide one-time, one-year funds directly to local projects and organizations in their states and districts. The application process for FY23 is now open, so there is again an opportunity for organizations to work with their federal representatives to put in an earmark request. What to do: if you are considering applying for an earma
Petey Greene Program Looking to Hire PHENND Fellow Through AmeriCorps
LOCATION: PHILADELPHIA/WILMINGTON/ATLANTIC CITY PROGRAM START/END DATE: 08/01/2022 - 08/01/2023 To Apply, click here. The Petey Greene Program provides free, high-quality academic tutoring for incarcerated and formerly incarcerated learners across 7 geographic regions in the northeast. In Philadelphia, PGP has provided tutoring in state, federal, and county-level correctional facilities since 2015. In 2020, our mission expanded to include supporting returning citizens after t
29 People Have Died in Philly Jails During the Pandemic
The Philadelphia Inquirer: Samantha Melamed - April 19, 2022 As he watched his blood soak through the last of his makeshift bandages and puddle on the floor, Mark Subher wondered if he would die in his jail cell in Curran-Fromhold Correctional Facility in Northeast Philadelphia. That morning in September, a correctional officer had unlocked all the doors on the unit. Then, according to Subher, she left. What happened next was captured on video obtained by The Inquirer: Three
PGP Philly is Hiring a PHENND Volunteer Coordinator (5/31)
The Petey Greene Program provides free, high-quality academic tutoring for incarcerated and formerly incarcerated learners across 7 geographic regions in the northeast. In Philadelphia, PGP has provided tutoring in state, federal, and county-level correctional facilities since 2015. In 2020, our mission expanded to include supporting returning citizens after their incarceration. Our volunteer tutors support people working toward an array of educational goals, including the GE
Restoration: Redirecting the Path towards Positive Education Outcomes - Webinar (4/26, 4/27)
To join the Zoom, click here. Meeting ID: 899 6821 7061 Passcode: 501385