Unlikely Bedfellows

A chain of local medical marijuana dispensaries has teamed up with the Urban League to secure rights—and jobs—for would-be workers denied employment due to previous cannabis-related convictions

By Courtney DuChene
Ideas We Should Steal

The Greater Buffalo Racial Equity Roundtable

Well before this summer’s racial awakening, civic leaders in Buffalo came together to not only talk about race, but work on real systemic change. Is it a model for other cities?

By Larry Platt

Planting a Future

West Philly’s landscaping nonprofit Green City Works trains and hires local residents to beautify their neighborhood—and gain the skills to get ahead

By Jill Harkins

Saving The Future, One Kid At A Time

An innovative Juvenile Justice Hub proposed by two Philly cops is a finalist for a Bloomberg Philanthropies grant. It’s time, they say, for smarter policing

By Roxanne Patel Shepelavy
Week 16

Malcolm Jenkins’ Criminal Justice Season

This week, the Eagles’ All-Pro safety profiles Frontline Dads, which is fighting to make Philadelphia safer and more just

By Malcolm Jenkins
Week 13

Malcolm Jenkins’ Criminal Justice season

This week, the Eagles’ All-Pro safety profiles MenzFit, which helps low-income and formerly-incarcerated men become self-sufficient

By Malcolm Jenkins
Week 11

Malcolm Jenkins’ Criminal Justice season

This week, the Pro Bowl safety highlights the work of the Philly-based Youth Sentencing & Reentry Project

By Malcolm Jenkins
Video

The Reentry Blueprint—Stories from the Formerly Incarcerated

On Wednesday, The Reentry Project hosted our culminating event at The Franklin Institute

Week 7

Malcolm Jenkins Criminal Justice Season

The Eagles All Pro safety preps for next week's trip to Harrisburg and releases a video calling for ending cash bail

By Malcolm Jenkins
The Citizen Recommends

PowerUp Reentry

The Reentry Project hosts the first-ever hackathon to tackle prisoner reentry

By Olivia Schneider