By Dustin Slaughter At the intersection of mental health, treatment, and criminal justice, Arona Gur has built a career defined by a belief that legal systems work best when they focus not only on punishment, but on long-term human outcomes. Long before becoming Supervisor of the Mental Health Unit...
By Dustin Slaughter Jody Dodd brings decades of experience in peacebuilding, social justice, and restorative practices to her work at the Philadelphia District Attorney’s Office. Trained in restorative practices by Quakers in the early 1980s, Dodd describes her professional path as “an...
By Jenine Pilla, Ciara Sheerin, & Betsey Carroll RAWTools Philly is a Kensington-based non-profit that aims to take guns off the street by destroying and repurposing them into art, jewelry, and gardening tools. Shane Claiborne founded the organization in 2011 at the same time...
By Jenine Pilla, Ciara Sheerin, & Betsey Carroll New Kensington Community Development Corporation (NKCDC) is a community-driven non-profit serving the Kensington, Port Richmond, and Fishtown neighborhoods of Philadelphia. Its focus areas include affordable real estate development, housing...
District Attorney’s Transparency Analytics (DATA) Lab Two monthly charts, the “IAC Sankey” and “Case Outcomes Sankey,” highlight 1) the number of crime incidents reported to or observed by law enforcement, arrests made, and cases opened, and 2) case outcomes. For more...
District Attorney’s Transparency Analytics (DATA) Lab The District Attorney’s Transparency Analytics (DATA) Lab constantly strives to iterate and improve our reporting on data about the criminal legal system in Philadelphia. Key Takeaway: We have changed the time period for our Case...
By Dustin Slaughter Donna Woods has spent her life rooted in Philadelphia, a city that has shaped both her personal journey and professional purpose. A graduate of Northeast High School, she went on to earn a bachelor’s degree in psychology from PennWest Edinboro University, laying the groundwork...
By Dustin Slaughter With nearly a decade of service, LaQuisha Anthony, the Acting Executive Director of WOAR (Women Organized Against Rape), brings a deeply personal commitment to leading Philadelphia’s only rape crisis center. “My introduction to WOAR was actually through survivor services,”...
By Dustin Slaughter Assistant District Attorney Cheryl Yankolonis, Trial Deputy at the Philadelphia District Attorney’s Office, was born and raised in Havre de Grace, Maryland, in a family deeply rooted in military and public service. Her father’s career at Aberdeen Proving Ground, an Army...
By Dustin Slaughter Assistant District Attorney Sarah Boyette, Supervisor of the Alternative Relief Unit (ARU) in the Philadelphia District Attorney’s Office, is a Northeast Philadelphia native. She brings a deep sense of purpose, intellectual curiosity, and a willingness to challenge convention...