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
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
Qu’eed Batts won a victory for all 514 Pennsylvania’s juvenile lifers. But the work’s not done yet. Photo via American Constitution Society. By Midge Carter, ACLU-PA Justice Intern Pennsylvania’s Supreme Court handed down a ruling last week that affects how … Continued
Pictured: The shooting death of Walter Scott in North Charleston, South Carolina, captured by a civilian’s mobile phone camera. By Molly Tack-Hooper, Staff Attorney, American Civil Liberties Union of Pennsylvania Since 2013, the ACLU of Pennsylvania has been fighting to … Continued