The people who care for Philly’s gunshot victims
On average, Kenneth Dupree of Dupree Funeral Home at 28th and Diamond streets sees one to two victims of gun violence a year. Bruce Talbert says Talbert Funeral Parlor at 22nd near Lehigh has received 10 so far. The services for the victims that both men preside over have all been young people, usually in their early 20s.
Category: Health
Successful compassionate-release petitions are exceedingly rare and excruciatingly slow
He stole a $1 lemonade, smoked pot – then nearly had to die in prison
Twenty-four hours a day for 10 weeks, inmates in maroon uniforms with “D.O.C.” stamped on the backs held a death vigil over Frank Rodriguez. His colon cancer was terminal, but he refused to die – not behind the barbed wire and bars of Graterford Prison.
This week: Inmates helping inmates, helping women through reentry and more
This week:
• Can a fake court help high-risk Pennsylvania parolees?
• ‘What do you need to thrive back in your community?’
• Van Jones’ We Rise tour visits Philadelphia
• Pennsylvania training mentally ill inmates to help others on the cellblock
Read it now: The Reentry Project Weekly: August 11, 2017
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Peer support serves vital need in Pennsylvania prisons
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Pennsylvania training mentally ill inmates to help others on the cellblock : WHYY
Way up in Northeastern Pennsylvania near the New York state border, SCI Waymart houses the state’s most seriously mentally ill prisoners – those serving time while suffering with schizophrenia, major depression and other disorders. If you go through the metal detectors and down a winding series of hot, echoing hallways in the Wayne County prison, eventually, you’ll find a classroom.
Infographic addresses reentry in Philadelphia
Stories of healthcare during incarceration
The Beyond the Walls: Prison Healthcare and Reentry Summit brings together the communities that are affected by the parallel crises of HIV and mass imprisonment. These are the stories of those affected by the prison healthcare system.
