From the Sentencing Project (http://www.sentencingproject.org): The Sentencing Project released an extensive analysis of 40,000 people serving life without parole (LWOP) in the United States, revealing that almost half (47%) are at least 50 years old. Nothing but Time: Elderly Americans … Continued
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 Sentencing Project (http://www.sentencingproject.org): Wednesday, March 24th┃2pm-3pm ET Register here: https://us02web.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_Ownfk7GIQxezG7xQX34Mfw The United States is a global outlier in its reliance on life sentences as a remedy for violent crime. More than 200,000 people are locked behind bars for … Continued
From the Sentencing Project (http://www.sentencingproject.org): The Sentencing Project is pleased to share its newest report, No End in Sight: America’s Enduring Reliance on Life Imprisonment by Senior Research Analyst Ashley Nellis, finding that one in seven people in prison — … Continued
From the American Friends Service Committee (http://www.afsc.org): This holiday season, we are partnering with the American Friends Service Committee (AFSC) and the Coalition to Abolish Death By Incarceration (CADBI) to make holiday cards for more than 400 CADBI members currently … 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
From Families Against Mandatory Minimums (http://famm.org/): Did you know that Pennsylvania has the second-highest number of people serving life without parole (LWOP) sentences in its prisons? On March 27, I will be at the State Capitol in Harrisburg discussing life … Continued
From the Sentencing Project (http://www.sentencingproject.org): The Sentencing Project is pleased to announce The New Press’ publication of The Meaning of Life: The Case for Abolishing Life Sentences and the launch of our Campaign to End Life Imprisonment. The book and … Continued