Patriot News/PennLive Posted Jul 16, 8:09 AM By Cynthia Link* Graterford Prison is where I started my corrections career over twenty years ago. When I retired in 2018, I was its superintendent, responsible for the safety and well-being of hundreds … Continued
From Americans for Tax Fairness (https://americansfortaxfairness.org/): Right now, private prison corporations―including those running despicable detention centers on our southern border―are abusing more than the children and families being detained by the administration. They’re also abusing a loophole in our tax … Continued
From Families Against Mandatory Minimums (http://famm.org/): Today’s the day! Our #VisitAPrison challenge is ON! (https://famm.org/visitaprison/) Starting today, we want you, other advocates, public figures, and the public to challenge their state and federal representatives to visit a prison or jail … Continued
From Moms Rising (https://www.momsrising.org/): WE WON! In no small part due to the pressure of MomsRising members and over 100 organizations who are part of the #FamiliesBelongTogether Corporate Accountability Committee, Bank of America just announced they will no longer fund … Continued
From Witness to Innocence (https://www.witnesstoinnocence.org/): On June 29, 1972 the US Supreme Court decided Furman V. Georgia and struck down the death penalty. Though we know that four years later the death penalty was reinstated, the majority opinion in Furman … Continued
From Community Legal Services (https://clsphila.org/): As you may know, Clean Slate automated record sealing begins this Friday! We are so excited to spread the word about this important law, so individuals who qualify will know that they can get a … Continued
York Dispatch Two state lawmakers who don’t usually see eye to eye are putting their differences aside for a common goal — repealing the death penalty. State Rep. Christopher Rabb, D-Philadelphia County, and Frank Ryan, R-Lebanon County, are cobbling together a bipartisan … Continued
From the Office of Social Justice—Christian Reformed Church (http://justice.crcna.org/): “Restorative justice advocates understand the importance of punishment for wrongdoing. They also know that placing primary focus on healing the victim of a crime—and not just on the consequences for the … Continued
In honor of death row exoneree Harold Wilson, ask your elected representatives to end the death penalty at https://witnesstoinnocence.salsalabs.org/haroldwilsonmemorialaction/index.html. Harold Wilson, 122nd person to be exonerated from death row in the United States, died on May 18, 2019. He was … Continued
From Moms Rising (https://www.momsrising.org/): Great news! Because of moms, dads, and people who care about families lifting their voices all over the country, both Wells Fargo Bank and JPMorgan Chase have declared that they will no longer finance private prisons! … Continued