Category Archives: criminal justice

Take Part in Ending Prison Rape: Sign a Petition to the Attorney General

Posted on May 23, 2013 by Sandy Strauss

From the Campaign for Youth Justice (http://www.campaignforyouthjustice.org/): Great news! TakePart.org has started another petition to urge the Attorney General to pressure Governors to comply with the Prison Rape Elimination Act so you can TAKE PART once again. Please sign the petition … Continue reading →

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Prolonged Solitary Confinement: A Form of Torture—June 22, Pittsburgh

Posted on May 22, 2013 by Sandy Strauss

From American Friends Service Committee (http://www.afsc.org): You are invited to join us on Saturday 22nd June from 10:30am to 2:30pm at East Liberty Presbyterian Church to explore this issue and to find ways to address the use of prolonged isolation … Continue reading →

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Decarcerate PA March for a People’s Budget—June 2-3, Harrisburg

Posted on May 22, 2013 by Sandy Strauss

From Decarcerate PA (http://decarceratepa.info/): Stop Prison Expansion Now Sunday, June 2nd 5:00 PM Potluck Dinner Unitarian Church of Harrisburg, 1508 Market St, Harrisburg, PA 7:30 PM A Conversation on Mass Incarceration in Pennsylvania Harrisburg Friends Meeting, 1100 North 6th St, … Continue reading →

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Urge Congress to Support the President’s Budget for Youth Justice

Posted on April 23, 2013 by Sandy Strauss

From the Campaign for Youth Justice (http://www.campaignforyouthjustice.org/): President Obama’s budget proposal for Fiscal Year 2014 (FY14) preserves critical federal juvenile justice funding and recommends new investments to help states enact effective reforms. The recommendations put forth by the Administration will … Continue reading →

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Herman’s House Screening (Solitary Confinement)—January 29, Lewisburg

Posted on January 24, 2013 by Sandy Strauss

We are thrilled to announce that HERMAN’S HOUSE will be playing: Tuesday January 29th at 7:30pm - Campus Theatre, 413 Market Street, Lewisburg, PA More Info:  http://www.bucknell.edu/x80470.xml The injustice of solitary confinement and the transformative power of art are explored in Herman’s House, … Continue reading →

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The Reality of Solitary Confinement in Our Prisons

Posted on January 17, 2013 by Sandy Strauss

From the Pennsylvania Prison Society (http://www.prisonsociety.org): Posted in January 2013 Correctional Forum (http://media.wix.com/ugd//4c2da0_3d2f357a05ce1977a91f4a5fe0a22586.pdf) by Zahara Hill, Contributing Writer Imagine the difficulty today’s average citizen has not engaging in social media or any form of human interaction. Now, envision one being … Continue reading →

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Say No to NRA Proposal for More Armed Guards in Schools

Posted on January 17, 2013 by Sandy Strauss

From the Campaign for Youth Justice (http://www.campaignforyouthjustice.org): Please sign the petition to say NO to the NRA proposal for more armed guards in our children’s schools at http://signon.org/sign/white-house-say-no-to. Protecting our children is our highest priority, but putting more armed police … Continue reading →

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Growing Up Locked Down: Youth in Solitary Confinement in Jails and Prisons Across the United States

Posted on October 22, 2012 by Sandy Strauss

Every day, in jails and prisons across the United States, young people under the age of 18 are held in solitary confinement. They spend 22 or more hours each day alone, usually in a small cell behind a solid steel door, … Continue reading →

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Urge Your State Representative and Senator to Vote “No” on Life Without Parole for Children

Posted on October 12, 2012 by Sandy Strauss

Children should never be sentenced to die in prison! The United States Supreme Court ruled that mandatory life-without-parole for children is unconstitutional and that sentencing children to die in prison must be “rare” and “uncommon.” And yet the Pennsylvania General … Continue reading →

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Sign Letter Urging End to Life Without Parole for Juveniles—Urgent!

Posted on September 21, 2012 by Sandy Strauss

Very briefly, the House Judiciary Committee is going to amend language on juvenile lifers into Senate Bill 850 (http://www.legis.state.pa.us/cfdocs/billinfo/billinfo.cfm?syear=2011&sind=0&body=S&type=B&BN=0850; a bill on cyberbullying) on Tuesday, September 25. That amendment will leave life without parole as an option for kids convicted … Continue reading →

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