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Visions 2017: Tamala Edwards Interviews Ceciley Bradford-Jones

Tuesday, February 21, 2017

Visions 2017: Tamala Edwards Interviews Ceciley Bradford-Jones, the New Executive Director of R.I.S.E The Mayor's Office of Re-integration Services for Ex-Offenders

Ceciley Bradford-Jones is the New Executive Director of R.I.S.E - The Mayor's Office of Re-integration Services for Ex-Offenders. The 20 year veteran in criminal justice and social work, discusses the strategy to help returning citizens stay out of prison. She talks about the services offered by the city, the motivational challenges faced by those just coming out, and how she looks to change perceptions around hiring the formerly incarcerated.

R.I.S.E. (The Mayor's Office of Re-integration Services for Ex-Offenders)

990 Spring Garden Street

7th Floor

Philadelphia, PA 19123

Hours - Monday thru Friday 9:00 am to 5 pm

215-683-3370

RISE.phila.gov (website currently under construction)

NOTE: They offer case management services to address the needs of returning citizens from: Job training, job placement, interview skills, resume building, computer training, anger management and personal responsibility classes. Any Philadelphian impacted by incarceration can come to the R.I.S.E. office for assistance.

The Philadelphia Department of Prisons

Commissioner Blanche Carney

Phila.gov/prisons

NOTE: The PDP offers a host of voluntary educational programs, vocational training and behavioral health services to Philadelphia's inmate population.

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