Decarcerate PA is a grassroots organization working to end mass incarceration in Pennsylvania. We’ve been around for about six years and are completely volunteer run by members inside and outside of prison. Currently we are focused on two campaigns, one … Continued
From the Project on Government Oversight (http://www.pogo.org/): Attorney General Jeff Sessions reversed the Justice Department’s decision last year to phase out its use of private prisons, despite new reports raising concerns about their use. Read more at http://www.pogo.org/blog/2017/02/private-prisons-contractor-jeff-sessions-attorney-general-program.html.
Pennsylvania’s Controlled Substances Forfeiture Act allow all seized assets to go directly to the offices of prosecutors. The ACLU-PA found that prosecutors overwhelmingly target disadvantaged individuals without the means to fight the forfeiture in court. Photo from Occupy.com. From Molly Tack-Hooper, Staff Attorney, … Continued
Photo from Steven Lane of The Associated Press. From Harold Jordan, ACLU-PA Senior Policy Advocate One of the issues that the ACLU has been working on diligently, for years, has been student and youth rights. This week, NBC News aired a series of reports … Continued
The American Nurses Association has come out with a strong rebuke of capital punishment. By Kim Bellware, 02/22/2017 08:53 pm ET The American Nurses Association has taken an official position opposing the death penalty for the first time in its organization’s history. The organization … Continued
By: Samantha Melamed Published: February 12, 2017 At age 35, Jermaine Myers has spent most of his adult life incarcerated. The cycle started when he was 16, charged with armed robbery as an adult. He got out at age 21 … 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
This joint statement is intended for all faith leaders across the United States, regardless of position on the death penalty. All faith leaders are asked to sign the statement below concerning the exclusion of a potential juror in the Texas death … Continued
Posted at http://www.publicnewsservice.org/2017-01-24/civil-rights/advocates-urge-caution-in-closing-prisons/a56073-1 January 24, 2017 – Andrea Sears, Public News Service (PA) Play Audio in Browser Window More than 49,000 inmates currently are held in Pennsylvania state prisons. (ErikaWittlieb/pixabay.com) HARRISBURG, Pa. – Governor Tom Wolf wants to close two … Continued
By Andy Hoover Communications director of the ACLU of Pennsylvania Philadelphia’s Eastern State Penitentiary has been closed since 1971. Pennsylvania’s prison secretary wants to close two more prisons. Last Friday, Department of Corrections Secretary John Wetzel announced that the DOC will … Continued