Incarcerated People Have Rights to Health Care. In the Pandemic, Many Say They Didn't Get It In Time
VOX: Victoria Law | June 28, 2022 This story is part of The Aftermath, a Vox series about the collateral health effects of the Covid-19...
Seeking Justice, Support for Incarcerated Pennsylvanians
Note: PRC encourages the use of person first language whenever possible in referring to people with justice involvement, and people in...
How Philadelphia’s ‘Bail Advocates’ Reduced Pretrial Racial Disparities
The Crime Report| Eva Herscowitz: October 25, 2021 The use of paraprofessionals to provide individualized information about defendants...
“The Locks Have Been Severely Compromised”: A Look Inside Philly Prisons
Philly Metro: Jason Peters - July 25, 2021 During the height of the coronavirus pandemic, District Attorney Larry Krasner, alongside...
‘Tipping Point’: City Controller Calls on Philly to Hire Hundreds More Correctional Officers
Note: PRC encourages the use of person first language whenever possible in referring to people with justice involvement, and people in...
Internet Access: Free and Subsidized Programs to Get Connected Today
City of Philadelphia: Labonno Islam and Juliet Fink-Yates - June 24, 2021 The City recognizes that access to the internet will remain...
Case Backlog, Jail Conditions Frustrate People in Philly’s Criminal Justice System
WHYY: Aaron Moselle - June 14, 2021 Post-pandemic life is on the horizon in Philadelphia. On Friday, more than a year after the...
Public Defender Says Philly Jails are ‘Cruel and Callous,’ and Violate Clients’ Rights
The Philadelphia Inquirer: Samantha Melamed - June 2, 2021 The Philadelphia Department of Prisons has been locked in federal litigation...
Pennsylvania to Require Proof of Work-Search for Unemployment Benefits Starting in July
PhillyVoice: Hannah Kanik - May 26th, 2021 The hundreds of thousands of Pennyslvanians receiving unemployment benefits will soon have to...
The Endless Trap of American Parole
Washington Post: Jennifer Miller - May 24, 2021 When William Palmer was 17, he put on a ski mask and tried to rob a man — a crime that...