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Pennsylvania Prison Society



Address:
230 South Broad Street
Philadelphia, PA 19102
United States

Phone: 215-564-4775 

Website: http://www.prisonsociety.org

Available Programs: Family Support Services, Mental Health Counseling, Offender Family Supports, Transport and Vehicle Assistance, Youth and Child Services

Information: The Pennsylvania Prison Society is a social justice organization that advocates on behalf of prisoners, formerly incarcerated individuals and their families. PPS offers direct services and official prison visitation, inmate family services, and re-entry ser-vices through a network of statewide chapters. The Family Transportation Services program offers affordable bus service to 25 state correctional institutions throughout Pennsylvania. The Pennsylvania Prison Society's Family Virtual Visitation program brings friends and relatives together with their incarcerated loved ones using the latest videoconferencing equipment. The SKIP program provides a "safe space" for children to discuss their feelings and a venue to better understand and deal with their parent's incarceration.