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MONDAY 9/20: Show Your Support For Second Chances

September 15, 2021

With thousands of people sentenced to life without parole and long term sentences, Pennsylvania leads the world in the number of people sentenced to...

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THURSDAY 9/16: Join Us for a Meeting on Political Power in Our Communities

September 13, 2021

This Thursday we’ll be holding a virtual town hall with State Representative Rick Krajewski, Pennsylvania Voice and One PA about a process underway...

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Free Them To Heal Us Holds Hybrid Meetings to Build Community Power

September 12, 2021

As Summer was beginning to close out, we knew we had to get some of our people together once again and get them together outside of a typical zoom...

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LRC Votes to Partially Abolish Prison Gerrymandering

August 24, 2021

On Tuesday, August 24th the Legislative Reapportionment Commission, the body charged with drawing Pennsylvania’s political maps, voted 3-2 to end the...

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VIDEO: Francisco Mojica Speaks About Freedom, the Fight for Second Chances

August 22, 2021

Earlier this year we helped bring Francisco Mojica home through commutation after nearly 30 years of incarceration. Amistad Law Project supported him...