NOTE: This passed in the Senate on December 18–advocacy should be focused on passage in the House. With thanks to ELCA Advocacy. In a dramatic reversal, House and Senate leaders have agreed to consider legislation before adjourning that would renew … Continued
From the Campaign for Youth Justice (http://www.campaignforyouthjustice.org/): WASHINGTON, D.C. (December 13, 2018) –Today, 16 years after the Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention Act of 1974 (JJDPA) was last reauthorized, the House and Senate have passed H.R. 6964, the Juvenile Justice Reform … Continued
From Community Legal Services (https://clsphila.org/): Clean Slate implementation begins as of December 26th, with thousands of Pennsylvanians newly eligible to seal their first-degree misdemeanors and their simple assault convictions! People all over the state have been looking for advice about … Continued
Posted at https://www.publicnewsservice.org/2018-12-12/criminal-justice/report-private-community-corrections-centers-failing-to-rehabilitate/a64885-1 December 12, 2018 – Andrea Sears, Public News Service (PA) Play Audio in Browser Window A new study finds those released from private, residential community-corrections centers are far more likely to be reincarcerated. (ErikaWittlieb/Pixbay) HARRISBURG, Pa. – … Continued
From the Sentencing Project (http://www.sentencingproject.org): The Sentencing Project is pleased to announce The New Press’ publication of The Meaning of Life: The Case for Abolishing Life Sentences and the launch of our Campaign to End Life Imprisonment. The book and … Continued
Posted at http://www.wesa.fm/post/pa-supreme-court-consider-putting-end-death-penalty#stream/0 By AN-LI HERRING KIICHIRO SATO / AP The Pennsylvania Supreme Court will weigh whether to block the use of the death penalty unless the state overhauls how it is imposed. In an order Monday, the court said it will consider … Continued
December 3, 2018 Principles Released Today Redefine the Role of the 21st Century Prosecutor LOS ANGELES – Today, Fair and Just Prosecution (FJP)– in partnership with Yale Law School Senior Research Scholar Emily Bazelon, The Justice Collaborative and the Brennan Center for Justice at New York University School of … Continued
Posted at https://www.chn.org/2018/12/04/unjustice/#.XAa3zttKgdU By CHN December 4, 2018 Editor’s note: The following piece was written by Makenna Whitworth, CHN’s Fall 2018 intern. Makenna is a senior majoring in political science at Brigham Young University. Orange jumpsuit, shower shoes, and an armband Guilt … Continued
From the Media Mobilizing Project (https://mediamobilizing.org/): This past June, under a mandate from the Pennsylvania General Assembly, the Pennsylvania Sentencing Commission tried to push through a biased risk assessment tool – or algorithm – meant to shape sentencing decisions in … Continued
Posted at https://www.chn.org/2018/11/08/tough-election-season-human-needs-advocates-mark-progress/#.W-Sgo9VKgdU By David Elliot November 8, 2018 “When people were selling the politics of fear and division and destruction, we were talking about hope. We were talking about the politics of joy.” — U.S. Rep-Elect Ilhan Omar Despite a backdrop … Continued