Philly Jails are in Crisis, and a Tactic Used During COVID-19 is the Solution | Editorial
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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...
Another Assault at Philly Jail Leaves a Man on Life Support
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Community Orgs. Protest for Release of People from Prison Amid COVID-19 Surges
Philly Voice: Hannah Kanik - November 28, 2020 The Workers World Party Philadelphia and other community organizations will hold a...
District Attorney Krasner Calls for CARES Act Funds to Be Directed to Housing for Returning Citizens
District Attorney Larry Krasner on Tuesday submitted the following public comment to the City of Philadelphia’s Office of Homeless...
Locked Up to Locked Out: Recently Released People Face Unprecedented Challenges Amid Coronavirus Cri
Alexander Mallin and Luke Barr - April 10, 2020 By the time Ronald Reynolds took his first steps of freedom in 29 years out of the front...
Philadelphia Defender Association Shares Survey To Answer Questions Regarding COVID and County Jails
"All Pennsylvania courts have been ordered closed until May 1, 2020. Our offices are also closed during this time, but our Defenders...
Racing Against a Coronavirus Clock, Philly Courts Release 200+ People from Jails in the First Week o
Jeremy Roebuck and Chris Palmer - April 11, 2020 A 26-year-old woman from University City who couldn’t come up with the $500 she needed...
With Courts Closed by Pandemic, Philly Police Stop Low-Level Arrests to Manage Jail Crowding
Samantha Melamed and Mike Newall - March 18, 2020 One day after Philadelphia courts closed until April 1 to limit the spread of the...