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 […]
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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
Who gets to claim “self-defense?”
Kyle Rittenhouse is free. I served thirteen and a half years for taking the life of my abuser. Which is self-defense?
What do survivors of violent crime need to heal?
We talked to three survivors of violent crime—Movita Johnson-Harrell, Antoinette Kreiselmeier and Jean Mayes—about what they need to heal.
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
Survivor Stories: Testimonies of Triumph and Tragedy
This past week we hosted a panel highlighting the voices of survivors, both of street violence and to prisons. We
New PA bill offers a chance at freedom to aging and sick people in prisons
Pittsburgh residents are showing their desire to dismantle mass incarceration. A recent referendum banned solitary confinement in the Allegheny County Jail. Chemical and militaristic weapons were also banned at the jail. All in the last year. Now, demand is rising to decarcerate our prisons and bring home our elders.
We’ve fought and won, and now we need your help!
Over the last year we grew. We listened. We organized. And we fought and won. And now we need your help to keep the momentum going.
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
Unpacking SB 835: Who has a chance at freedom from medical and geriatric parole?
This bill has been introduced in the Senate but is not law. We at Straight Ahead want to see the