| WHAT: | Philadelphia City Council and the City of Philadelphia will join with advocates and service providers to host a screening and panel discussion on “The Return,” a documentary chronicling the challenges faced by California prisoners who were freed after voters amended the state’s notorious “Three Strikes” law in 2012.
Philadelphia is among the select communities participating in The Return Project’s State(s) of Reform 10-City Tour, which is convening elected officials, advocates and providers across the country in advance of the broadcast premiere of “The Return” on PBS’s award-winning “POV.” The documentary screening and panel discussion are open to the public, which is asked to RSVP: |
| WHO: | Council President Darrell L. Clarke (5th District)
Philadelphia City Council Special Committee on Criminal Justice Reform Representatives of the Kenney Administration Ceciley Bradford-Jones, Center for Employment Opportunity Bilal Chatman, subject, “The Return” Sharon Dietrich, Community Legal Services Katie Galloway, director, “The Return” Reuben Jones, Frontline Dads and Focused Deterrence |
| WHEN: | Thursday, May 12, 2016, 5:30 p.m. to 8:30 p.m. |
| WHERE: | WHYY, 150 N. 6th St., Philadelphia, PA 19106 | Directions |
