Hell is a “restricted housing” cell within Pennsylvania’s Department of Corrections. Photo via Flickr user jmiller291. By Matt Stroud and Midge Carter, ACLU-PA Daniel Delker is a Pennsylvania prisoner who has been in solitary confinement since 1973. That’s 44 … Continued
Elizabeth Young’s Philadelphia home was taken from her because her son was charged with selling marijuana from it. Photo from Philly.com. By Midge Carter, ACLU-PA Criminal Justice Intern Elizabeth Young is a 72-year-old grandmother and lifelong Philadelphia resident. Young has … Continued
In a 2015 ACLU-PA report — Guilty Property: How Law Enforcement Takes $1 Million in Cash from Innocent Philadelphians Every Year — and Gets Away with It — we argued for specific reforms to fix Pennsylvania’s broken and unfair civil … Continued
A New Pa. Senate Bill would do nothing to reform civil asset forfeiture practices. Photo via Occupy.com. By Andy Hoover, Communications Director, American Civil Liberties Union of Pennsylvania In the coming days or weeks, you may hear about the Pennsylvania … Continued