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Report Back from Press Conference and Rally to Free Our Elders

October 4, 2021
On Thursday, September 30th, dozens of family members of the incarcerated and formerly incarcerated individuals gathered with elected officials to...
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Amistad Statement on the Partial Defeat of Prison Gerrymandering

September 21, 2021
On Tuesday, August 24th, the Legislative Reapportionment Commission, the body charged with drawing Pennsylvania’s political maps, voted 3-2 to mostly...
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Practical Abolition Part 3 'Jobs Not Jails' Out Now

September 20, 2021
In the third installment of our Practical Abolition series with artist Erik Ruin, we explore what it would mean to end the racist ‘war on drugs’ which...
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Amistad Fights for Equitable Redistricting and Community Power

September 17, 2021
Every ten years the Legislative Reapportionment Commission (LRC) redraws Pennsylvania’s political maps which determine both state house and state...
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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...