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* Cash Bail Reform, led by Philadelphia District Attorney
Larry Krasner.
* Unification of Community Partners, spearheaded by The
Philadelphia Reentry Coalition, a Philadelphia initiative
bringing together over 100 members including local, state,
and federal government agencies, community-based service
providers, researchers, advocates, returning citizens, faith-based
groups, and others who partner as coalition members to
address siloes of the reentry system and increase collaboration.
* The Working Group to Enhance Services to Incarcerated
Women, led by Community Legal Services and the ACLU,
represents women in RCF, addressing gaps in services and
needs of incarcerated women through education, research,
and advocacy.
The U.S. accounts for nearly 30% of the world's incarcerated
women (Kajstura, Aleks; Immarigeon, Russ 2016) and complex
public policy issues surrounding incarcerated women particularly
mothers and pregnant women rarely receive policymakers' attention.
MCC began working with incarcerated women at RCF 12 years
ago. To limit the adverse consequences several policies should be
considered in Pennsylvania to improve positive parenting, reduce
recidivism and limit negative consequences for mother and child.
There is a need for a continuum of care to support mothers and
caregivers during incarceration and "safe landing" for moms after
release including housing and access to support services such as
home visiting programs.
At the end of the day, the real question still remains - why
does the United States have the highest incarceration rates in
the world? Why are we not exploring community alternatives to
incarceration that would stabilize families and communities while
decreasing costs in the short term and long term to society and to
the next generation? *
Marjorie Mogul is senior director of research, Rosemarie Halt is senior director of policy, and Bridget Biddle is
Riverside Advocate III for the Maternity Care Coalition.
References
Court Services and Offender Supervision Agency for the District of Columbia (CSOSA): Statistics on Women Offenders (2016). https://www.csosa.
gov/newsmedia/factsheets/statistics-on-women-offenders-2016.pdf
Wagner and Rabuy. Prison Policy Initiative. Mass Incarceration: the Whole
Pie 2018.
Andrea James, http://time.com/4948746/prison-sentence-justice-reform/
Phillips, Susan D., Alaattin Erkanli, Gordon P. Keeler, E. Jane Costello,
and Adrian Angold (2006). 'Disentangling the Risks: Parent Criminal
Justice Involvement and Children's Exposure to Family Risks.' Criminology
& Public Policy 5:677-702.

MEDICAL DIRECTOR - NON PROFIT

Frankie's World Medical Day Care Center - Philadelphia, PA
DESCRIPTION: Located in Philadelphia, Frankie's World Foundation is looking for a Medical
Director to be responsible for over-seeing the area's leading and only "not-for-profit" day care center
for children with special healthcare needs. Frankie's World welcomes children ages birth through
12 years who require skilled nursing care for various medical conditions. Named for a special girl
in Philadelphia who touched the lives of many, Frankie's World Medical Day Care Center is licensed
by the Pennsylvania Department of Health to care for medically and/or technologically-dependent
children. Our center is an exciting place where kids can just be kids! We have a large play area
for recreational activities, individual classrooms that provide opportunities for formal education,
general learning and socialization. Additionally, we partner with other healthcare professionals to
provide needed services such as physical, occupational and speech therapies. Our center is staffed
daily by experienced, trained, pediatric nurses, aides and special needs teaching staff.
Nursing services include tracheostomy/ventilator care, g-tube feeding, medication monitoring and
administration, seizure monitoring and management, wound care, apnea management and many
other services too numerous to mention.
RESPONSIBILITIES:

* Meet with the Board of Directors at least annually to review Frankie's World operations, goals and
mission.
* Be responsible for the basic and supportive services including medical, pharmaceutical and nursing
services provided at Frankie's World.
* Be available to the center's Director of Nursing & Executive Director to answer medically related
questions and offer advice pertinent to the center on an as needed basis.
* Serve as the Co-Chair of the organization's Professional Advisory Committee.
* Perform other functions jointly agreed upon by the Board and Medical Director.

QUALIFICATIONS:

* A physician who has a current, active, unrestricted license in the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania
with pediatric specialty board certification or other postgraduate preparation acceptable to the PA
Department of Health OR
* A certified registered nurse practitioner licensed to practice in the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania
with five years of documented experience in pediatric medicine.

Interested parties please submit cover-letter and resume to
sschwartz@frankiesworld.com by 7/31/18.
Muftic, Lisa R., Bouffard, Leana A., and Armstrong, Gaylene S. (2016). Impact of Maternal Incarceration on the Criminal Justice Involvement of Adult
Offspring: A Research Note. Journal of Research in Crime and Delinquency,
53(1) 93-11.
Melamed, Philly.com, 2018, http://www.philly.com/philly/news/pennsylvania/
philadelphia/philly-jail-budget-house-of-correction-incarceration-coalition-for-a-just-district-attorney-larry-krasner-20180501.html
Sasko, Claire (2018). https://www.phillymag.com/news/2018/02/21/
krasner-cash-bail-reform/
Annie E. Casey Foundation Kids Count Policy Report (2016). A Shared
Sentence: the devastating toll of parental incarceration on kids, families and
communities http://www.aecf.org/m/resourcedoc/aecf-asharedsentence-2016.pdf
Butkovitz, A. (2017). Economic Impacts of Cash Bail on the City of
Philadelphia. An analysis of the Direct and Indirect Impacts of Cash Bail. City
Controller, City of Philadelphia.
The Pew Charitable Trusts Philadelphia Research Initiative. Philadelphia's Crowded, Costly Jails: The Search for Safe Solutions (2010).
http://www.pewtrusts.org/en/research-and-analysis/reports/2010/05/17/
philadelphias-crowded-costly-jails-the-search-for-safe-solutions

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