BROKEN RULES: A Free Panel on Pa.’s Medical Release Law for State Prisoners—April 14

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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

We Believe in the Possibility of Redemption: A Statement of Faith on Parole Eligibility for People Sentenced to Life Without Parole—Sign Now

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

A Light at the End of the Tunnel for Juvenile Lifers in Pennsylvania

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