Peak Johnson
Reporter, Knight Fellow
Recent Articles
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Philly’s refugee and immigrant families are connecting through community soccer
About 50 families participated in this weekend’s event in Castor Gardens.
After 10 years in and out of jail, how a West Philly father made it back to college
What kept Anthony Hirschbuhl from succeeding and how he finally ‘made it through.’
How this Philly hackathon plans to help people after prison
Power-Up Reentry: A Digital Solutions Day will bring together coders, journalists and returning citizens together.
Philly Zoo animals help keep your power on
The zoo has partnered with PECO to share removed branches for gorillas, giraffes and other herbivores.
Lost in the education system, two West Philly natives on what got them into — and out of — jail
Josh Glenn and Aaron Kirkland say drug dealing often felt more promising than school
After prison, Faith Bartley wants to help other women get a second chance
Still struggling herself to find housing, Bartley wants to ask other women returning from prison, ‘What do you need to thrive back in your community?’
Inside a Philly criminal record expungement clinic: ‘Freedom is not just freedom’
Volunteers and lawyers help residents clear their records for a shot at better jobs and housing.
6 takeaways for Philly from a national conference about women behind bars
The crowd at ‘Women Unshackled’ heard from Sens. Cory Booker and Kamala Harris about problems and solutions.
How an Overbrook High grad went from jail time to a career in engineering
Paul Johnson talks about his time in the PowerCorps program and the motivation to get his life back on track
Like Skype for prisons: How tech is used in PA for virtual inmate visitation
The state Department of Corrections is poised to roll out a new program for all 26 of its locations statewide.
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