Act Now to Help Those Wrongfully Convicted—by June 7

From Pennsylvanians for Alternatives to the Death Penalty (http://www.pa-abolitionists.org/):

Please act right now to help people who have been wrongfully convicted and it won’t cost you a dime! Here in Pennsylvania, the law restricts the time for introducing evidence of innocence to just 30 days – one of the shortest time windows in the country. Next Tuesday, June 7^th, the PA Senate Judiciary Committee will consider SB1261, a bill that would extend the amount of time to submit evidence of innocence from just 30 days to a fairer one year. And until we can abolish the death penalty here in PA, we must at least take steps to prevent the unthinkable – killing a person for a crime they didn’t commit.

Here’s what you can do RIGHT NOW:

Contact the Senate Judiciary Committee members (see below). The message is simple: Please vote to SUPPORT SB 1261. Give convicted innocents a fair chance to prove their innocence in court.

For Twitter, tag @innocencepa and use #Act4Innnocents.

Spread the word! If you are a constituent, let them know.

Senate Judiciary Committee Members:

Majority

• Chair: Stewart Greenleaf – District 12: Montgomery, Bucks Counties (717) 787-6599  Email twitter @SenGreenleaf
• John C. Rafferty, Vice Chair – District 44 (Berks, Chester, Montgomery Counties)                  (717) 787-1398  Email twitter @SenJohnRafferty
• Richard Alloway, II – Senate District 33: Adams, Cumberland, Franklin, York Counties           (717) 787-4651   Email twitter @SenatorAlloway
• John H. Eichelberger, Jr –  Senate District 30: Blair, Cumberland, Franklin, Fulton, Huntingdon Counties  (717) 787-5490  Email
• John Gordner – Senate District 27: Columbia, Luzerne, Montour, Northumberland, Snyder Counties  (717) 787-8928  Email twitter @SenatorGordner
• Guy Reschenthaler – Senate District 37: Allegheny, Washington Counties  (717) 787-5839 Email twitter @PASenatorGuy
• Randy Vulakovich – Senate District 38: Allegheny County (717) 787-6538   Email twitter@SenVulakovich
• Gene Yaw – Senate District 23: Bradford, Lycoming, Sullivan, Susquehanna (part) and Union Counties  (717) 787-3280  Email    twitter @SenatorGeneYaw

Minority

• Chair: Daylin Leach – Senate District 17: Montgomery, Delaware Counties  (717) 787-5544 Email  twitter @daylinleach
• Lisa M. Boscola – Senate District 18: Lehigh (part) and Northampton (part) Counties             (717) 787-4236   Email  twitter @SenLisaBoscola
• Lawrence M. Farnese, Jr. – Senate District 1: Philadelphia (717) 787-5662 Email  @larryfarnese
• Art Haywood – Senate District 4: Montgomery, Philadelphia Counties (717) 787-1427 Email twitter @SenatorHaywood
• John P. Sabatina, Jr. – Senate District 5: Philadelphia  (717) 787-9608    Email   twitter @SenSabatina

Now get to work!