Prison: Breaking the Cycle

If you were arrested today and incarcerated for the next 12 months, how would you fare upon your release? Many of us would have family or friends waiting for us. We would have somewhere to lay our heads, and we may even have the network to find employment without too...

The Harsh Realities of Returning Citizens

Meet John, a lifelong Philadelphian. John completed his ten-year prison sentence last week, and with only the clothes on his back and a paper bag carrying his few personal belongings, John walked to the train station to purchase a ticket “home.” As a typical returning...