From Spotlight PA (https://www.spotlightpa.org/): Older people serving life sentences in Pennsylvania’s prisons have two options for release: a commutation or the state’s version of “compassionate release.” Compassionate release offers incarcerated people who are terminally ill or incapacitated a chance to … Continued
From the National Religious Campaign Against Torture (http://www.nrcat.org): June is Torture Awareness Month. Join people of faith and conscience nationwide in raising awareness and working to end torture. This June we are hosting a webinar series, “Lessons From The Front … Continued
From the Coalition to Abolish Death By Incarceration (https://decarceratepa.info/CADBI): Many of you know that the PA Board of Pardons (BOP) is holding commutation hearings in September. For people serving Death By Incarceration (aka Life Without Parole) in PA, commutation is … Continued
October 23, 12:00-3:00 pm Pennsylvania State Capitol Main Rotunda Today is the last day to register for a guaranteed seat on the buses from Philly to Harrisburg for the Rally to End Death By Incarceration and Heal Our Communities on … Continued
To sign the letter below, go to https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSfjG900OVTEytMvu0rHhMuzGFfq7L8bFMxeaEEPPMBnPYy6yg/viewform. As people of faith, we support legislation that would allow for parole eligibility for those serving life sentences. This is because we believe in the full humanity of those who are harmed … Continued
Posted at https://medium.com/@glennEmartin/a-light-at-the-end-of-the-tunnel-for-juvenile-lifers-in-pennsylvania-33975c63a6d7 By Glenn E. Martin, JustLeadershipUSA On Labor Day 2017, Giovanni Jerry Reid of Philadelphia was released from Graterford Prison in Montgomery County, Pennsylvania. He had served 26 years of a life sentence without possibility of parole, imposed … Continued