From Pre-K for PA (http://www.prekforpa.org/): Pre-K for PA has released a report entitled “Pre-K Key to Cutting Pennsylvania Prison Costs and Boosting School Success.” Drafted by Fight Crime PA, it was released alongside Corrections Secretary John Wetzel, State Senator Dan … Continued
Governor Wolf joined with Senator Greenleaf and Secretary John Wetzel on Thursday to outline a package of eight criminal justice reforms. These reforms are long overdue and will help to provide consistency and uniformity in the system. The debate about how … Continued
From Families Against Mandatory Minimums (http://famm.org/): FAMM has been advocating tirelessly for a legislative fix to the federal government’s broken compassionate release process. We’re happy to announce that our call did not go unheard. Last week, Sens. Brian Schatz (D-Hawaii), … Continued
Election Day is Tuesday, May 15, 2018. You must register to vote by Monday, April 16, 2018. You can register online at: www.votespa.com. All voters must be U.S. citizens, be at least 18 years old on Election Day, and have … Continued
From the Sentencing Project (http://www.sentencingproject.org): Because of your support and outreach to lawmakers, the U.S. Senate Judiciary Committee yesterday (2/15) advanced legislation to reduce some federal mandatory minimum sentences for drug offenses and to reform federal prisons on a bipartisan … Continued
From Pennsylvanians for Alternatives to the Death Penalty (http://www.pa-abolitionists.org/): February 13th marks the two-year anniversary of Governor Wolf’s declaration of a moratorium on executions. Send some love via postcard to tell your elected officials that now is the time to … Continued
Posted at http://www.publicnewsservice.org/2018-01-11/budget-policy-and-priorities/reduction-of-womens-prison-population-slower-the-mens/a60987-1 January 11, 2018 – Andrea Sears, Public News Service (PA) Play Audio in Browser Window After 1978, the number of women in prison nationwide increased at twice the rate of men. (bbran19/Pixabay) HARRISBURG, Pa. – Prison populations … Continued
We’re pleased to announce the next round of our Trauma 101 trainings. If you already had the opportunity to attend this training in December, please forward this to anyone else you think may be interested. If you were not able … Continued
Posted at https://www.commondreams.org/news/2017/12/28/goptaxscam-equals-big-win-investors-mass-incarceration Because private prisons are classified as “real estate investment trusts,” investors will get a major tax cut thanks to the Republican tax law Published on Thursday, December 28, 2017 by Common Dreams By Julia Conley, staff writer … Continued
From Families Against Mandatory Minimums (http://famm.org/): You may know that FAMM has for years been sharply critical of how poorly compassionate release works. Compassionate release — sometimes known as geriatric or medical parole — is supposed to allow very sick … Continued