Tell the President to Grant Clemency to Thousands Released from Prison on Home Confinement Under the CARES Act
From the Sentencing Project (http://www.sentencingproject.org): At this moment, thousands of people safely completing their sentences at home are living in fear that they’ll be sent back to federal prison—through no fault of their own—due to a Trump-era memo. If the … Continued
PA Cuts Youth Justice Racial Disparities; Still Above U.S. Detention Average
Posted at https://www.publicnewsservice.org/2021-08-04/juvenile-justice/pa-cuts-youth-justice-racial-disparities-still-above-u-s-detention-average/a75232-1 August 4, 2021 – Emily Scott, Public News Service (PA) Play Audio in Browser Window HARRISBURG, Pa. — Despite youth incarceration rates falling nationwide in the last few years, major racial disparities remain for kids in Pennsylvania’s detention … Continued
Break the Cycle of Incarceration & Poverty: Tell Congress to End the Ban on Food Aid for Returning Citizens
From the National Council of Churches (http://www.ncccusa.org): Currently, people released from prison after serving their sentences for drug felonies are banned for life from receiving food assistance. Known as Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) and Temporary Assistance for Needy Families … Continued
Urge Congress to Pass the EQUAL Act and End Cocaine Sentencing Disparities
From the Sentencing Project (http://www.sentencingproject.org): We saw a breakthrough this week in federal sentencing reform: on Wednesday, July 21, the U.S. House Judiciary Committee voted by a landslide to pass the EQUAL Act! If passed into law, the EQUAL Act … Continued
Urge the President to Grant Clemency to People Released from Prison Under the CARES Act
From the Sentencing Project (http://www.sentencingproject.org): Recently we told you all about Gwen Levi, a 76-year-old grandmother sent back to federal prison for missing a phone call while she was at a computer class. We have great news: Gwen is home, … Continued
The Justice Department Is Pausing Federal Executions After They Resumed Under Trump
Updated July 1, 20218:28 PM ET Attorney General Merrick Garland has imposed a moratorium on scheduling federal executions, the Department of Justice announced on Thursday. The department will review its policies and procedures on capital punishment, following a wave of … Continued
Tell the PA General Assembly Not to Bring Back Mandatory Minimums
From Families Against Mandatory Minimums (http://famm.org/): Families Against Mandatory Minimums is ramping up the movement for medical parole in Pennsylvania to bring home our sick and aging loved ones. We’re also fighting the possible return of mandatory minimums in Pennsylvania … Continued
A New Lease on Life: A Report on Recidivism
From the Sentencing Project (http://www.sentencingproject.org): As featured by CNN, The Sentencing Project released a comprehensive analysis on recidivism, documenting the widespread evidence that people convicted of homicide and other crimes of violence rarely commit new crimes of violence after release … Continued
Tell the President to Grant Clemency to People Released from Prison Under the CARES Act
From Families Against Mandatory Minimums (http://famm.org/): FAMM needs your help! Sign our petition and tell President Biden to grant clemency to people released from prison under the CARES Act: https://secure.everyaction.com/RsZfyO6nN0WlYkuzWSo2zw2/ Last week, the Bureau of Prisons (BOP) sent a 76-year-old cancer … Continued