Pennsylvania Lawmakers Make Renewed Effort to Expand Compassionate Prison Releases
Note: PRC encourages the use of person first language whenever possible in referring to people with justice involvement, and people in...
Pennsylvania Justice Reinvestment Legislation Signed into Law
Pennsylvania Governor Tom Wolf signed two long-awaited pieces of criminal justice legislation into law on December 18, 2019: Senate Bill...
Pennsylvania Senate Session Descends Into Screaming Match Over Poverty Assistance Program (General A
June 29, 2019, Tara Law - Time Magazine The Pennsylvania senate’s state budget negotiations descended into chaos on Wednesday when...
PA becomes first state to institute Clean Slate law to seal old and minor criminal records
July 2, 2019, Bobbi Booker - Generocity Individuals with criminal records often encounter barriers to work, decent housing and have a...
Pardon Board Releases “Revolutionary” New Application, Sets New Standard For Clarity And Access
Pardon Board Releases “Revolutionary” New Application, Sets New Standard For Clarity And Access The Pennsylvania Board of Pardons today...
Pennsylvania Poised to Reform Probation and Parole
May 21, 2019, The Council of State Governments Justice Center Staff - The CSG Justice Center Pennsylvania has the highest rate of people...
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:...
Gov. Tom Wolf releases 8 lifers, more than any other Pa. governor in decades
May 6, 2019, Samantha Melamed - The Philadelphia Inquirer On Tuesday evening, George Trudel Jr. — heretofore known as inmate AS2262 at...
CLS is hiring a Special Project Coordinator
Community Legal Services, Inc. of Philadelphia is a non-profit public interest agency providing free civil legal services to low-income...