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Jul. 14, 2016 12:45 pm
El Sawyer’s TED talk about his time in prison will wake you up
For eight years, the Media in Neighborhoods Group cofounder's name was DC-3617.
Jul. 6, 2016 9:15 am
How minor probation and parole violations are bolstering incarceration rates in Philadelphia
A recent City & State report examined how minor technical violations like being late to meeting with probation officers are contributing to the region's high incarceration rates.
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Apr. 5, 2016 2:46 pm
How local artists are communicating hard facts about the ‘new Jim Crow’
Ten local artists will make the facts about mass incarceration digestible in a multimedia variety show at the Painted Bride.
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Apr. 4, 2016 2:58 pm
Eastern State Penitentiary wants to know how you really feel about mass incarceration
The museum has commissioned an interactive digital questionnaire that prompts visitors to choose one of four rationales for why prisons exist.
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May 22, 2014 12:00 pm
Decarcerate PA: Anti-Prison Advocacy Group Three Years In
Pennsylvania’s prison population has risen rapidly for decades, but it wasn’t until a plan was released in 2011 to build three new prisons, and expand nine others, that Decarcerate PA decided something had to be done. “There’s been dramatic prison growth in Pennsylvania, especially since 1980,” said Layne Mullett, co-founder of Decarcerate PA, a volunteer-drive advocacy […]