The struggle with life in Philly, after serving time in prison
Leroy “Beyah” Edney was 11 the first time he got locked up. Edney was at a Philadelphia rec center when an argument with another kid turned violent. It didn’t turn out so well for the other kid. Edney spent six months at a juvenile detention center as a result.
The Reentry Project is a collaborative news initiative about the challenges of—and solutions to—prisoner reentry in Philadelphia