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Philadelphia wins MacArthur grant to cut jail population
The MacArthur Foundation awarded Philadelphia a $4 million grant with a focus on reducing racial disparities in the criminal justice system. The city aims to halve jail population by 2020, expand Early Bail Review, and fund community groups with a new $200,000 grants program while forming a community advisory panel.
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