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After Rolling Back Many Criminal History Barriers Shortly Before the Deadline to Apply, SBA Has Now

The Paycheck Protection Program (PPP) has reopened and extended the deadline for businesses to apply for loans to August 8. The SBA has...

Like Being ‘An Enslaved Person’: Why A Group of Formerly Incarcerated People Are Suing Pennsylvania

Samantha Melamed - February 27, 2020 Sentenced to prison as a teenager, Abd’allah Lateef lost his right to vote for the 31 years he spent...

US Commission of Civil Rights Releases Report Investigating The Rippling Effects of Punishment on Co

"More than 620,000 people are released from federal and state prisons each year and return to their communities. This substantial number...

"A Conshohocken financial exec and his wife help ex-prisoners find jobs. This is true Christian

June 30, 2019, Maria Panaritis - The Philadelphia Inquirer George and Mimi Limbach left their Drexel Hill home Wednesday morning and...

TCRC is planning to open the Community Healing and Transformation Center!

TCRC Philly is planning to open the Community Healing and Transformation Center at 3609 N. Broad St Philadelphia Pa. July 1, 2019. The...

Bill would aid prison inmates who train to be barber, cosmetologists but can't get licenses to w

May 22, 2019, Alyssa Biederman - The Harrisburg Bureau In Pennsylvania, prisoners can train for jobs as barbers and cosmetologists, but...

CLS is Hosting a Free Expungement Clinic - June 20th!

Join CLS for a free expungment clinic during Reentry Month 2019! Date: June 20, 2019 Location: 1410 W. Erie Ave, Philadelphia, PA Time:...

Philadelphia can’t afford the price of hiring bias | Opinion

March 25, 2019, Claudia De Palma - The Philadelphia Inquirer Poverty in Philadelphia is tenacious. Despite a growing population and...

City Council honors Meek Mill

March 14, 2019, Michael D'Onofrio - The Philadelphia Tribune Philadelphia’s hometown rapper Meek Mill brought his message of criminal...

Philadelphia leaders recognize National Day of Empathy for the incarcerated

March 5, 2019, John N. Mitchell - The Philadelphia Tribune After her release from prison in November 2017, Shawn Baker needed help. “I...

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