Goldring Reentry Initiative

In an 18-page report, the nonprofit Prison Society describes what they call a crisis of Philadelphia jails. They say if “decisive action” isn’t taken, more people will die, more will be injured, more will escape — and violence in Philadelphia will continue to rise.

Staff at the nonprofit conducted a walkthrough of Curran-Fromhold Correctional Facility, where they interviewed 45 incarcerated men. About 3/4 of them said they are not allowed out of their cells every day.

They said prison staff are often absent, especially on nights and weekends. In medical emergencies, the incarcerated men often have no way to get the attention of corrections officers. They also cited recurring issues such as rodent infestations and not getting enough to eat.

New report from watchdog group describes crisis of dangerous, degrading conditions in Philadelphia prisons In an 18-page report, the nonprofit Pennsylvania Prison Society says if “decisive action” isn’t taken to improve Philly prisons, more people will die, more will be injured, more will escape — and violence in Philadelphia will continue to rise.

A brief profile of Nathan Nyitrai's work at Penn. They are one of our 2022/2023 GRI interns

Who, What, Why: Nathan Nyitrai on the LGBTQ Certificate | Penn Today The master of social work student discusses the School of Social Policy and Practice program which provides supplemental education about the legal, health care, and social service needs of LGBTQ+ communities.

"“This provides a very strong quantitative case that sentencing is the key mechanism of racial disparities in the system,” said Elizabeth Hinton, co-director of the Institute and lead author of the study along with Data for Justice Fellow Brennan Klein. On average, Black people are given sentences that are 20 percent longer than white people for committing the same crimes, according to a 2017 study by the U.S. Sentencing Commission."

COVID prison releases expose key driver of racial inequity As the incarcerated population dropped overall, the proportion of Black prisoners rose. Researchers point to unequal sentencing.