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May 19, 2021
Governor Tom Wolf announced today the availability of $5 million in funding to support local efforts to reduce community gun violence in Philadelphia and other regions across the state experiencing recent surges in shootings, homicides and other firearm-related crimes. Grant funding will be administered by the Pennsylvania Commission on Crime and Delinquency (PCCD).
“Gun violence brings fear, heartbreak and trauma to communities across the commonwealth,” said Gov. Wolf. “I want to thank all of the people in our commonwealth who work to promote healing and prevent future gun violence. We know there are strategies that work to reduce gun violence, and these grants will give
equipped with body-worn cameras in an effort to increase transparency and accountability within the department.
The body cameras come as part of an
initiative launched last year that focuses on police training, data, and policies. The campaign used data from Penn State’s 22 campuses to create initiatives, includind wearing body cameras, to strengthen the department and improve its relationship with the community.
“This important step builds on our ongoing efforts to cultivate a more trusting relationship with community members,” Charlie Noffsinger, associate vice president for Penn State University Police and Public Safety (UPPS), said. “Body-worn cameras contribute to officer accountability and give police and citizens another tool that contributes to better policing. While not a solution on their own, body-worn cameras can be used as a promising approach to improve interactions within communities when appropriate policy safeguards and training are in place.”
Updated on May 13, 2021 at 6:58 am
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A rash of deadly violence has prisoner advocates asking for better conditions inside Philadelphia jails.
200 correctional officers have quit since the start of the COVID-19 pandemic, according to city records.
The jail population dropped below 4,000 amid the coronavirus outbreak in 2020, but has since climbed back above 4,700.
The last time Eva Diaz spoke with her son, Frankie Jr., he was complaining about fellow inmates but looking forward to what he saw as his eventual release from the Philadelphia Detention Center.
“Next month, I go to trial. I know I m going to beat this and I ll be home,” she recalled him saying Aug. 16 last year. “I ll be alright. Don t worry.”
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