In North Philly, a former Boy Scout is now a scoutmaster
Antonio McCall is mentoring young boys through the same program he grew up with.
2017
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The people who care for Philly’s gunshot victims
Funeral directors, doctors and community activists on how they interact with families and deal with death
This Germantown native helps Philly dogs get adopted and takes strays off the streets
Steve Morales began working with dogs when he was in prison. Now he’s full time at ACCT.
This festival will help bail Black mothers and fathers out of jail
Circle Mobilizing Because Black Lives Matter is open to the public and raising money to get parents home for the holidays.
How this Philly hackathon plans to help people after prison
Power-Up Reentry: A Digital Solutions Day will bring together coders, journalists and returning citizens together.
Lost in the education system, two West Philly natives on what got them into — and out of — jail
Josh Glenn and Aaron Kirkland say drug dealing often felt more promising than school
After prison, Faith Bartley wants to help other women get a second chance
Still struggling herself to find housing, Bartley wants to ask other women returning from prison, ‘What do you need to thrive back in your community?’
Inside a Philly criminal record expungement clinic: ‘Freedom is not just freedom’
Volunteers and lawyers help residents clear their records for a shot at better jobs and housing.
How an Overbrook High grad went from jail time to a career in engineering
Paul Johnson knows that it’s hard for people from the outside looking in to understand his story and his struggles. His life, he said, was never straightforward. Johnson, 26, attended and graduated from Overbrook high school and took a few college courses at the Community College of Philadelphia before dropping out. He soon took a…
Like Skype for prisons: How tech is used in PA for virtual inmate visitation
Myra Gaskins’ life changed in 1989. Her son, LaFaye Gaskins, had been arrested for murder. Myra still insists her son is innocent, but a jury found him guilty in May 1990 of killing Albert Dodson, a drug dealer. LaFaye is currently serving a life sentence at the State Correctional Institution at Mahanoy in Schuylkill County….
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