PLSE’s mission is to work toward just outcomes for low-income individuals who have had contact with the Pennsylvania criminal justice system.
PLSE is a 501(c)(3) non-profit legal aid organization. PLSE’s mission is to work toward just outcomes for low-income individuals who have had contact with the Pennsylvania criminal justice system. Through individual representation, strategic litigation, community education, research, and legislative advocacy, PLSE advocates for a more equitable social environment for those with criminal records, including expanding access to employment and social services.
PLSE is a 501(c)(3) non-profit legal aid organization. PLSE’s mission is to work toward just outcomes for low-income individuals who interact with the Pennsylvania criminal justice system and to create a more equitable social environment, including access to employment and social services for those with criminal history record information through individual representation, strategic litigation, community education, research, and legislative advocacy.
PLSE was founded in 2010 and applied and received tax-exempt status in 2012. PLSE was founded by four Philadelphia-based civil rights lawyers who wanted to create an alternative legal service model that provided the highest level of representation to individuals who generally do not have access to lawyers or the legal system on their own terms. Most importantly, PLSE strives to bring legal services directly into the communities most affected by criminal history record information and other social justice inequities.
Although, PLSE has been in existence for a short time, it continues to have a deep impact on policies related to criminal history record information. PLSE’s impact derives from its innovative, interdisciplinary, and collaborative approach to addressing the needs of our clients while pressing for systemic change.
