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A woman in a burka holds a cellphone with a picture of her loved one in prison and a sign that says 'I believe in 2nd chances because when family is locked up a part of you r locked 2'

Free Them to Heal Us Gets People Organized, Builds the Movement

January 27, 2022
2021 was a big year for Free Them To Heal Us. First emerging in April of 2020 in response to the onset of the COVID-19 pandemic, Free Them To Heal Us...
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How District Attorneys Fight Second Chances and What We Can Do About It

January 25, 2022
On Monday, January 31st at 6 PM, join Amistad Law Project and members of Coalition to Abolish Death By Incarceration for an event that will shine a...
an image shows members of Angelo Strand's family marching with signs saying 'Free Big Yo'

Police Charged in Fanta Bility's Death, Charges Against Teens Dropped

January 19, 2022
After six months of struggle, the local community and local social justice organizations were able to move the needle towards justice in the tragedy...
A crowd gathers in hats and winter coats to rally for justice for Fanta Bility

Fighting for Justice for Fanta Bility, Angelo Ford and Hasein Strand

January 14, 2022
At the end of the summer of 2021 tragedy struck in Sharon Hill, Pennsylvania. Gunshots rang out as people were leaving a high school football game...
Kris Henderson wears a blue shirt and looks forward as they testify via zoom in front of the legislative reapportionament commission

Kris Henderson Testifies for Political Maps that Increase Community Power

January 10, 2022
Our communities must have political power and we must have a say in how we are represented. Every ten years Pennsylvania redraws it’s political maps...