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Photo of the United Nations building with text DBI IS Torture

Join Us for a Town Hall on the Movement to End Death By Incarceration

January 10, 2024
In November, after our national coalition of formerly incarcerated people and advocates testified before the United Nations Human Rights Committee in...
Friends huddle together at our movement holiday party

Celebrating Our Community: The Decarcerate and Be Merry Holiday Party

December 18, 2023
Since Amistad’s inception, we’ve known relationships fuel the movement to bring incarcerated people home from prison. It’s a movement borne of...
Our delegation advocating to abolish Death by Incarceration at the United Nations in Geneva

Support the Movement to End Mass Incarceration

December 11, 2023
We all have a role to play in the work to build safe communities where everyone can thrive. In recent years, we at Amistad Law Project: Led a campaign...
House judiciary committee hears testimonies about commutation reform bill

Legislative Victory: Commutation Reform Bill Passes Out Of House Judiciary Committee

November 15, 2023
On Monday, November 13th we were at the State Capitol in Harrisburg as the House Judiciary Committee passed HB 1410, House Speaker Joanna McClinton’s...
People impacted by death by incarceration and advocates stand for a photo after hearings at the united nations office in geneva

UN Human Rights Committee Calls for Moratorium on Life Without Parole in U.S.

November 3, 2023
We are thrilled to share that in response to our coalition’s testimony in Geneva, the United Nations Human Rights Committee has recommended the U.S...