From the Sentencing Project (http://www.sentencingproject.org): Although 44 states and the federal system have reduced their prison populations since reaching peak levels, the pace of reform has been slow to reverse nearly four decades of aggressive imprisonment growth that now exacerbates … Continued
From the Coalition on Human Needs (http://www.chn.org): Incarcerated people are two-and-a-half times as likely as the general population to become infected by COVID-19.1 Just look at this Washington Post headline: It’s critical that Congress acts immediately to protect the health of … Continued
From the National Council of Churches (http://www.ncccusa.org): As Congress considers the next response to COVID-19, the disease is becoming a death sentence for some persons who are incarcerated. More and more prisons at the local, state, and federal level have become … Continued
Harrisburg, PA – Under the authority granted to him by the Pennsylvania Constitution and the Emergency Management Services Code, Governor Tom Wolf today ordered Department of Corrections officials to establish a Temporary Program to Reprieve Sentences of Incarceration to help aid the … Continued
Date: Friday, April 10th Scripture: Leviticus 19:15 “Do not pervert justice; do not show partiality to the poor or favoritism to the great, but judge your neighbor fairly.” By Dawn N. Cleveland, CRESC Restorative Justice Committee Member There are different kinds … Continued
Date: Thursday, April 9th Scripture: Matthew 25:36 “Naked, and ye clothed me: I was sick, and ye visited me: I was in prison, and ye came unto me.” By Marsha Roscoe, Deacon, Collaborative Mission Center Director, Lower Susquehanna Synod Somewhere … Continued
Please consider adding your name to a letter to Governor Wolf (below) calling on him to issue reprieves or temporarily suspend the sentences of elderly and vulnerable incarcerated persons most at risk from the coronavirus. SIGNATURES ARE NEEDED BY CLOSE … Continued
Date: Wednesday, April 8th Scripture: 1 John 1:9 ”If we confess our sins, Christ is faithful and just to forgive us our sins and to cleanse us from all unrighteousness.” By The Very Rev. Dr. Amy D. Welin, Cathedral Church of … Continued
Date: Tuesday, April 7th Scripture: Leviticus 19:33-34 When a foreigner resides among you in your land, do not mistreat them. The foreigner residing among you must be treated as your native-born. Love them as yourself, for you were foreigners in … Continued
Date: Monday, April 6th Scripture: Hebrews 13:3 “Remember those who are in prison, as though you were in prison with them; those who are being tortured, as though you yourselves were being tortured.” By John-Michael Cotignola Pickens, Criminal Justice Education … Continued