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Pennsylvania Has Seen a Steady Decline in Crime Rate over Last 20 Years

CRIMELINES A 20 Year Story of Crime and Incarceration A new infographic from the Pennsylvania Department of Corrections illustrates crime...

According to Bureau of Justice Statistics, The First Year After Leaving Prison is Hardest for Hispan

The First Year After Leaving Prison is Harder for Hispanics "The first 72 hours after being released are crucial. Having counted down the...

The Sentencing Project's Women and Life Imprisonment Webinar - July 11th

Thursday, July 11, 2019 1:00 PM - 2:00 PM EDT While men compromise the overwhelming proportion of people in prison for life, the number...

How probation and parole violations are filling Pennsylvania prisons, bloating budgets

June 18, 2019, Samantha Melamed - The Philadelphia Inquirer Pennsylvania’s $2.6 billion correctional system now holds more than 48,000...

New Report - CONFINED AND COSTLY: How Supervision Violations Are Filling Prisons and Burdening Budge

Probation and parole are designed to lower prison populations and help people succeed in the community. New data show they are having the...

How To Include Unbanked & Underbanked Populations in “Cashless” Societies

May 14, 2019, Stephen Harkey - CIO Dive We clearly live in an age where technology is evolving every day, right before our eyes. With...

Krasner: 'Mass supervision' is the 'evil twin' of mass incarceration

March 21, 2019, Ryan Briggs, WHYY Philadelphia District Attorney Larry Krasner is moving to end the practice of seeking lengthy probation...

Report - Failure should not be an option: Grading the parole release systems of all 50 states

February 26, 2019, Jorge Renaud, The Prison Policy Initiative From arrest to sentencing, the process of sending someone to prison in...

Pennsylvania Dramatically Lowers State Prison Population in the Wake of Policy Changes

January 18, 2019, The CSG Justice Center Staff - CSG Justice Center In 2018, Pennsylvania’s state prison population decreased by more...

The City's Commission for Women has released its annual report, featuring the People's Paper

Last Wednesday, the Philadelphia Commission for Women released their 2018 Annual Report. A reception at City Hall for the release...

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