Used by The Choice Is Yours
Uses The Defenders Association of Philadelphia
Notes Our attorneys and our legal assistants visit the clients in custody, attend their court hearings and work with them upon release. The unit reviews every client that is committed for a county prison sentence to appraise any possible reentry programs that they qualify for and to determine their earliest possible release from custody. Our legal assistants are trained to make this evaluation on every client, record the assessment, and then follow through with any necessary paperwork and investigation for the earliest parole possible date for each individual client. We file petitions to terminate probation early, where appropriate. Our attorneys and legal assistants search carefully for all clients who can benefit from our many programs no matter the phase of their cases. Our Pretrial Programs The Choice is Yours Future Forward Accelerated Misdemeanor Program DUI Treatment Court County Intermediate Punishment Crash Court with Detainer Removal State Intermediate Punishment Our Post-Trial Programs Early Parole Petitions New Leash On Life Second Chance Roots 2 Reentry Wings Work Release Forensic Intensive Recovery House Arrest 407 program State Reentry The Choice is Yours (TCY) The Choice is Yours is an innovative alternative-to-incarceration program that diverts non-violent felony drug offenders away from prison and toward positive social services and support. TCY strives to reduce recidivism rates and address the problem of prison overcrowding without compromising public safety. In partnership with JEVS Human Services TCY’s goals are to: Reduce the likelihood of recidivism among TCY participants; Reduce state and city costs by cutting the number of trials among the TCY target population Reduce costs associated with pre-trial and post-trial incarceration; and Provide participants with the skills and training necessary to become productive, employable individuals without the stigma of a criminal conviction. Heroin will be considered on a case by case basis (following evaluation to determine non-users).
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