Kensington Voice (@kensingtonvoice.bsky.social)

Our latest story on Philadelphia's new "Wellness Court" follows what happened to the people who were arrested for the program in its first 6 months. The court targets people using drugs, and offers diversion to treatment or a same-day trial. www.kensingtonvoice.com/new-fast-tra...

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New Kensington ‘fast-track court’ lands most with warrants, back into the cycle of addiction and homelessness Kensington Voice collected and verified data on 87 people who were arrested during the first months of the program and tracked their journeys through the court. Most ended up with Wellness Court bench warrants after the city lost contact with them. https://www.kensingtonvoice.com/new-fast-track-court-for-kensington-lands-most-with-warrants-back-into-the-cycle-of-addiction-and-homelessness/