Lancaster knows how to keep people out of jail, but it’s expensive
After nearly two decades in prison, Isaac Rivera was ready to remake himself. The 41-year-old from Lancaster served time after a 1997 arrest on assault and rape charges, but he felt that his violent past was behind him – if only he could find a way to jump-start his reinvention.
The Reentry Project is a collaborative news initiative about the challenges of—and solutions to—prisoner reentry in Philadelphia