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We\u2019ve shared lots of information<\/a>\u00a0about the Justice Lab effort that, in collaboration with many partners, led the City to decide to stop charging parents for the costs of their child\u2019s incarceration. But\u00a0Monday’s\u00a0<\/span>panel discussion about this example of “advocacy in action” brought out an additional point: social justice efforts can have a ripple effect.<\/p>\n

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L to R: Prof. Colleen Shanahan, Councilman Kenyatta Johnson, DHS Commissioner Cynthia Figueroa, parent Kameelah Davis-Spears, student Wesley Stevenson, YSRP Co-Director Lauren Fine, and students Kelsey Grimes and Sela Cowger. Photo by Abraham Gutman.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Thus, the fact that City Council, the Department of Human Services, the Youth Sentencing and Reentry Project, and Temple law students were able \u2013 despite their differing roles — to cooperate in achieving\u00a0this policy change had implications beyond the issue of incarceration costs. In a sometimes fractious political environment, \u201cit showed,\u201d DHS Commissioner Cynthia Figueroa said, \u201cthat we can work together.\u201d<\/p>\n

Likewise, Philadelphia’s decision to stop charging parents may have implications for other counties, since the State is now considering revising statewide guidance on the issue.<\/p>\n

And there’s more: the discussion is also no longer just about charging parents of incarcerated children. City Councilman Kenyatta Johnson stated he\u2019s \u201cin it for the long haul\u201d of questioning the array of fines and fees that further impoverish people whose incomes are already too low.<\/p>\n

It\u2019s an encouraging set of ripples. And it was encouraging, too, to hear Councilman Johnson say that often in government, “the best common sense comes from the activists.”<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

We\u2019ve shared lots of information\u00a0about the Justice Lab effort that, in collaboration with many partners, led the City to decide to stop charging parents for the costs of their child\u2019s incarceration. But\u00a0Monday’s\u00a0panel discussion about this example of “advocacy in action” brought out an additional point: social justice efforts can have a ripple effect. 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