Philadelphia Inquirer<\/a> July 23, 2019<\/p>\n\n\n\nIt was an unconventional job fair.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
There were no splashy banners advertising companies, no branded swag, no suits. Just folks filling out paperwork on the benches of a Philadelphia courtroom Monday \u2014 sometimes with a drug test swab in their mouth \u2014 waiting for an interview where they\u2019d hear about their options: food service, warehouse work, cleaning. Most would get an offer within a day or two.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
It was a job fair for people who have been arrested and are on pretrial supervision. As part of the city\u2019s MacArthur Foundation-backed efforts to reduce the jail population, the First Judicial District recently partnered with the city\u2019s Department of Behavioral Health to have social worker Jennifer Fuller help people access mental health counseling, housing support, and education. Employment is another focus for people under supervision, which is why the job fair originated.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cEmployment is very much linked to reduced recidivism,\u201d said the First Judicial District\u2019s chief of pretrial services, Michael Bouchard, \u201cand that\u2019s one of the main goals of pretrial supervision: no new arrests.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n
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