Planning for Sustainability: Supporting Community-Based Reentry Programs
This webinar discusses strategies and recommendations for sustaining reentry programs initiated by community-based organizations. With a...
Advice for firms to hire formerly incarcerated people: Let a partner help
At the beginning of November the Reentry Project hosted an event for employers looking to hire formerly incarcerated individuals. The...
Dos and Don'ts for Reducing Recidivism Among Young Adults in the Justice System
"Young adults ages 18 to 24 are often considered the most challenging population under justice system supervision. Data show that they...
PowerUp Reentry hosts first ever hackathon aimed at reducing recidivism
The weekend-long “PowerUp Reentry: Digital Solutions Day” hackathon is presented by the Reentry Project, a coalition of 15 local media...
Redemption Housing's Day One Challenge
"What would you do if you found yourself fresh out of prison, a social outcast in a strange city, with nowhere to lay your head?” This is...
This infographic breaks down ‘life after incarceration’ in Philadelphia
(Image by Julie Christie) "An estimated one in six Philadelphians has been incarcerated. Those 200,000 to 300,000 people share other...
Reentry Coalition members helping to ease the transition of juvenile-lifers returning to Philadelphi
Samantha Melamed, Philly.com, 9/6/17- In the last year, 70 men and women — all locked away as teens — have quietly returned to the...
Pennsylvania effort a model for national reentry initiative
The Center for American Progress, the National Employment Law Project, and Community Legal Services have launched a 3 year, multi-state...
Advocates ask for more reentry efforts in Philadelphia
Of the 2,000 juveniles serving life sentences around the United States, 500 come from Pennsylvania and 300 come directly from here. That...
Helping Those who are Reentering Society from Prison
Jean Friedman-Rudovsky -- "The United States has more people with criminal backgrounds than the entire population of France. In...