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Oct. 17, 2016 11:58 am
Pa.’s first step toward nixing life without parole could be taken this week
In Pa., being sentenced to life without parole is equivalent to being sentenced to death. This Tuesday, a coalition of advocates will rally in Harrisburg to support reforms once deemed nonviable.
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Sep. 29, 2016 12:54 pm
Reforming the justice system from a courtroom isn’t cutting it for Keir Bradford-Grey
The conversation on criminal justice reform is moving forward, but the Defender Association chief wants to see more intervention in the child welfare system.
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Sep. 29, 2016 8:07 am
Here’s the technology wiping criminal records at those new expungement clinics
Community Legal Services attorney Mike Hollander built the Expungement Generator in 2011 to streamline the process.
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Sep. 19, 2016 9:07 am
That recidivism technology Philadelphia is getting might not account for racist policing
If it does, said Councilman Curtis Jones, Jr. at a recent City Council hearing, it will "lose some accuracy." What do local advocates think? Technical.ly Philly reports.
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Sep. 13, 2016 8:19 am
Watch Bill Cobb press Hillary Clinton on the 1994 crime bill
Once on ABC and again on MSNBC.
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Sep. 9, 2016 10:08 am
How a dog, a dream and a death showed Rob Rosa life beyond bars
Rosa was incarcerated for 12 years. Now he's the vice president of prison programs at New Leash On Life USA.
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Sep. 8, 2016 12:49 pm
Ceciley Bradford-Jones is working toward a reentry system where providers stay in their lanes
The Center for Employment Opportunities director has a vision for a more cohesive reentry nonprofit community, free from competitive thinking.
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Aug. 26, 2016 8:03 am
This mother built a business around trips to see her imprisoned friends and family
Jane Hainey's at-your-door shuttle service, Duals Round Trip Transportation, takes Philadelphians to visit area prisons.
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Aug. 18, 2016 12:57 pm
Returning citizens need political representation and Bill Cobb has a plan to make it happen
Here's how the prison reform advocate wants to increase civic engagement among formerly incarcerated voters like himself.
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Jul. 25, 2016 12:57 pm
Obama banned juvenile solitary confinement but here’s why it’s still alive and well
A new exhibition from California-based photographer Richard Ross is on display at the Free Library, where a handful of experts gathered to talk about juvenile solitary confinement reform in the U.S.