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PA District Attorneys: Support Parole Eligibility for Elders in Prison

December 9, 2021
Over 8,200 people in Pennsylvania are sentenced to life without parole or ‘virtual life' sentences that ensure they will die in prison. This number...
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Kris Henderson Speaks on Abolition Roundtable for Harvard's Mahindra Center

December 7, 2021
How do we bridge immediate and urgent struggles against mass incarceration with a future society that foregrounds transformative justice? On November...
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SURVEY: Did You Have a Harmful Police Interaction While in Crisis?

December 3, 2021
Last summer, our movement won a big victory when Philadelphia funded mental health mobile crisis expansion which will stop cops from answering some...
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Majority of Lifers Receive Commutation at December Board of Pardons Hearing

December 1, 2021
Amistad Law Project Statement on the December 2021 Board of Pardons Hearings The Board of Pardons granted mercy for the majority of commutation...
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EVENT: Who Keeps People in Prison? Exposing the Mass Incarceration Lobby

November 29, 2021
On Thursday, December 9th at 6 PM, join us for an engaging event about the forces that keep mass incarceration alive. Today movements against mass...