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New PA bills offer a chance at second chances in 2025
A new term in Pennsylvania’s state legislature is underway with fresh opportunities for finally ending our state’s draconian felony murder law.
Media Advisory: New Felony Murder Bills Would Give Pennsylvania’s Incarcerated Much-Needed Second Chances
Press conference to announce the formal introduction of two Pa. state bills to create the opportunity of parole for those incarcerated with second-degree felony murder sentences.
A Call to the United Nations to Abolish Death by Incarceration
The following piece was written by Kempis “Ghani” Songster as a speech he planned to deliver to the United Nations
This is What Democracy Looks Like
Last week at City Hall, community leaders rallied with Philadelphia District Attorney Larry Kranser to deliver a message to Republican
Post Traumatic Prison Disorder and the Fight to Heal Our Communities
On November 8, 2021, John L. Buckalew, or Buck, was released from SCI Frackville after serving about ten years in
“Second Chances Don’t Diminish Justice, But Fulfill It”
April is Second Chances Month, and while the state paints “victims” in opposition to second chances for people in prison,
Top Five Takeaways from “Time For Justice”
The Urgent Need For Second Chances In Pennsylvania’s Sentencing System What better time for justice than 2022. As we dive
“Don’t Forget We’re People”
Grassroots Coalition Calls on City to Release Loved Ones from Philadelphia Jails Immediately This year, the Christmas season was tainted
The Fight to Free Our Elders
Mid-day on September 30, 2021, community members and lawmakers gathered outside of Philadelphia City Hall around the 12-foot bronze Octavius