Let's Get Free

On today’s episode of The Confluence: U.S. House Republican leaders unveiled their "Commitment to America" platform in western Pennsylvania last week, ahead of the November election; Pennsylvania Department of Human Services’ Child Protective Services 2021 Annual Report found there was an increase of reports of child abuse, but the department anticipated the uptick after a decline of reports in 2020 attributed to the COVID-19 pandemic; and we speak to a co-founder of an organization helping women and trans people reenter society after incarceration.Today’s guests include: Chris Potter, WESA’s government and accountability editor; Richard DiBello, senior forensic interviewer with the Child Advocacy Center at UPMC Children’s Hospital; and etta cetera, co-founder of Let’s Get Free.

The Carnegie International is Pittsburgh’s biggest art show, its longest-running, and, in fact, the oldest such show in North America. The 58th edition, which opens Sept. 24, is titled “Is it morning for you yet?” Among the new pieces in the Carnegie Museum of Art show are two with deep ties to Pittsburgh itself.

Josh Inklovich knows what it’s like to be in prison. And he wants to help others avoid the same fate.Inklovich, 43, said that as a teenager and young…