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Jul. 2, 2019 8:06 am
PA becomes first state to institute Clean Slate law to seal old and minor criminal records
Community Legal Services believes that in the first month alone of Clean Slate, more charges will be cleared in Pennsylvania than have ever been cleared before nationwide.
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Apr. 14, 2017 12:27 pm
District attorney candidates squared off at Philly Set Go’s millennial town hall
Proceeds from the event went to Community Legal Services.
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Feb. 14, 2017 7:22 am
Returning citizens can hone their job interview skills in Kensington today
Folks from Councilman Allan Domb's office, Impact Services and Lowe's are coming together on Valentine's Day to help returning citizens find work.
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Jan. 30, 2017 7:51 am
Predictive policing software is a small sliver of the police reform puzzle
Nature.com takes a look at accountability and public safety outcomes in current crime-forecasting technology (and shouts out Azavea's HunchLab suite).
people
Jan. 27, 2017 12:57 pm
Work can keep Chris Catona out of prison. His past won’t let him keep a job
Catona sold weed to feed his heroin addiction and went to prison. He worked, got clean, went to school and learned to train dogs. Yet, he can't keep a job to save his life — literally.
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Jan. 4, 2017 12:58 pm
Why the Office of Reintegration Services wants to move back to Center City
RISE moved to Spring Garden two years ago. "We're at low numbers," said executive director Ceciley Bradford-Jones. "We haven't had an influx of participants in a while."
results
Dec. 29, 2016 12:14 pm
5 stories we fawned over in 2016
The stories we're most proud of from the past year.
purpose
Nov. 30, 2016 7:37 am
Livestream this Mural Arts event happening inside Graterford
Mural Arts Guild Program is hosting high-profile artists at the prison to kick off "Voices," a project hoping to draw attention to incarceration reform.
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Nov. 29, 2016 12:36 pm
A new craft brewery is coming to town with a social mission (and beer) in hand
After months of community engagement efforts, Triple Bottom Brewery will launch next summer with a mission to fight homelessness and recidivism.
results
Nov. 2, 2016 7:35 am
A look at the cuts Police School Diversion Program has made to student arrests
News site TakePart profiles the police program and highlights the impact it has made in Philadelphia.