2024-11-20T02:30:48-05:00 2024-06-30 990 2023-07-01 452980014 PHILADELPHIA LAWYERS FOR SOCIAL EQUITY % Taylor Pacheco PHIL 2675195323 230 South Broad Street Suite 1102 Philadelphia PA 19102 Ryan Hancock Chair of Board of Directors 2024-11-20 2023 2024-10-15 13:58:12Z Taylor Pacheco 230 South Broad Street Suite 1102 Philadelphia PA 19102 979819 false X https: www.plsephilly.org X 2011 PA PLSE provides education to the public about the creation dissemination and destruction of criminal history records and the inter-generational harm those records cause; and partners with community organizations to help low-income individuals obtain expungements and pardons. 17 17 31 250 0 0 688195 948525 88850 31250 216 44 0 0 777261 979819 0 0 0 0 1161205 1147793 0 0 86560 275332 226829 1436537 1374622 -659276 -394803 559518 186612 275484 297381 284034 -110769 PLSE seeks a more equitable social environment for those with criminal records through individual representation strategic litigation community education research and advocacy. PLSE does this by seeking expungements in criminal court and pardons from the Governor educating elected business and community leaders; empowering and organizing under-resourced communities; and leading legislative administrative and systemic reform. false false 327719 0 294130 Criminal Records Expungement Project - Employers landlords financial and academic institutions professional associations licensing boards and others frequently use past criminal record histories to deny opportunities to qualified applicants. This happens even when the event occurred decades earlier or did not result in a conviction. This prevents many qualified individuals from achieving financial and social stability and negatively affects their families and communities. This is especially true for low-income individuals. In Pennsylvania only judges can expunge delete or seal remove from the public record criminal record information and many individuals cannot afford an attorney to assist with a process to which they are legally entitled. The Criminal Record Expungement Project addresses this inequality by providing pro bono legal assistance to low-income Philadelphians with criminal records. In FY2024 PLSE assisted 1,901 low-income individuals from 152 different zip codes including all 47 residential zip codes in Philadelphia. We primarily use a community-based clinic model to engage new clients. We provided brief service information or referral and for those not income eligible for 660 people. And of the 1,901 people who came to us 1,241 became new clients. We filed a total of 7,329 expungement petitions. Approximately 96% of all such petitions are granted by the Court. 467247 0 257713 Pardon Project - With few exceptions expunging a conviction first requires a pardon from the Governor. PLSE began the Pardon Project in 2018 when the process took 5 years cost money and resulted in failure for over 90% of all applicants. Today thanks to reforms driven by PLSE the application is free online and written mostly in Plain English. Not only does PLSE help its Philadelphia clients who qualify apply for a pardon - 1,987 new Pardon clients in Fiscal Year alone - but it has created a vibrant network the Pennsylvania Association of Pardon Projects www.PardonMePA.org connecting communities of volunteers all around the state for which PLSE serves as the convenor and information hub. Its Pardon Project Steering Committee all with lived experience in the criminal justice system has grown with the network and is preparing for the launch of the film Pardon Me in Fiscal Year 2024. All participants completing an intake for the Criminal Record Expungement Project are also screened for pardon eligibility. 350412 0 224635 Community Education - In FY2023 PLSE was honored to play a major role in The Promise the City of Philadelphias unique anti-poverty program which identified criminal records as a major cause of inter-generational poverty. Thanks to that funding PLSE held 16 clinics in direct partnership with The Promise and 42 other clinics that all involved community education. In addition PLSE held 18 training sessions for people willing to volunteer as Pardon Coaches,. 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