New York Times By Elisabetta Povoledo and Laurie Goodstein Aug. 2, 2018 ROME — Pope Francis has declared that the death penalty is wrong in all cases, a definitive change in church teaching that is likely to challenge faithful Catholic politicians, judges and … Continued
From the Sentencing Project (http://www.sentencingproject.org): Despite substantial research that challenges the purported cost-saving benefits of private prisons, and the bipartisan consensus on the need to address mass incarceration, from 2000 to 2016 the number of people housed in private prisons … Continued
From Families Against Mandatory Minimums (http://famm.org/): The U.S. Sentencing Commission has released a set of proposed priorities for its work that could result in new and amended guidelines late next year. As always, the commission has asked for public comment … Continued
From the National Council of Churches (http://www.ncccusa.org): Senate considering two very different proposals The Senate is currently considering two legislative proposals that will affect incarcerated persons in different ways. A prison reform only measure, the FIRST STEP Act (S 2795), … Continued
From the Center for American Progress (http://www.americanprogress.org): Finally, some much-needed good news. Pennsylvania has enacted the nation’s first Clean Slate law, which automatically seals low-level criminal records for people who stay crime-free for a set period of time. The policy … Continued
From Pennsylvanians for Alternatives to the Death Penalty (http://www.pa-abolitionists.org/): Harrisburg, PA – Seven years after it started, a long-awaited bipartisan report analyzing capital punishment in Pennsylvania was released today. The report highlights numerous systemic flaws in the administration of the … Continued
Game-changing new legislation called Clean Slate is in the final stages in Harrisburg and needs your help to give it a final push over the finish line. If passed, Clean Slate would automatically seal minor misdemeanor convictions after 10 years … Continued
Posted at https://www.dailykos.com/stories/2018/5/15/1764510/-Black-and-Latinx-people-face-the-greatest-barriers-to-re-entry-after-prison-women-fare-worst Rebecca Pilar Buckwalter Poza Former Secretary of Labor Thomas Perez and former U.S. Attorney General Eric Holder at the Montgomery County Correctional Facility as part of a re-entry event highlighting educational programs promoting rehabilitation on July 28, … Continued
Posted at https://www.publicnewsservice.org/2018-05-10/juvenile-justice/report-calls-for-reforming-juvenile-probation/a62474-1 May 10, 2018 – Andrea Sears, Public News Service (PA) Play Audio in Browser Window A new report on juvenile detention says adolescents are motivated more by rewards and incentives than by threats of punishment. (eric_urquhart/Twenty20) HARRISBURG, … Continued
From the Sentencing Project (http://www.sentencingproject.org): The number of women in prison is nearly eight times higher than in 1980. In addition to the 213,722 women incarcerated in jails and prisons, one million women are under community supervision, according to a … Continued