From Decarcerate PA (http://www.decarceratepa.info/):
October 18th was the Day of Action to Death By Incarceration. Many were in Harrisburg rallying and meeting with legislators. You can become part of the action by calling your Representatives and asking them to abolish Death By Incarceration and support House Bill 2135.
HB2135 would amend the parole statute to make all people serving Death By Incarceration sentences eligible for parole after 15 years. The bill was introduced by Rep. Jason Dawkins, and co-sponsored by Rep. Vanessa Lowery Brown and Rep. Leslie Acosta. The bill is currently in the House Judiciary Committee.
We are asking everyone who cares about this issue to contact both their state reps and the chairs of the House Judiciary Committee.
When contacting your own Representatives, ask that they co-sponsor and publicly support HB2135. You can find the contact info for your legislators at http://www.legis.state.pa.us/cfdocs/legis/home/findyourlegislator/.
When contacting the House Judiciary Chairs, ask them to hold a committee hearing on the bill. You can contact them at:
- Majority Chair Rep. Ron Marsico – (717) 783-2014
- Minority Chair Rep. Joseph A. Petrarca – (717) 787-5142
Not sure what to say? Check out our sample call scripts here: http://decarceratepa.info/content/call-script-day-action-call-day
If you have time, take a minute to let us know what kind of response you got either in the comments of the event facebook page or by emailing us at CADBIphilly@gmail.com.
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