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Title card for Move It Forward features pictures of Naomi Blount Wilson and Lily Rorick and reads 'Episode 5 Reopening Hope at the Board of Pardons

New Episode of Move It Forward: Reopening Hope at the Board of Pardons

February 5, 2021
As much as “mass incarceration” and “criminal justice reform” have become common terms in American vernacular, one would think we know pretty-much all...
a graphic reads 'moments have spoken loudly about the need for second chances. Today, the Board has responded" -Amistad Law Project

Amistad Law Project’s Statement on December 2020 Board of Pardons Hearings

December 10, 2020
Update: Since the original writing of this statement in December of 2020 Bruce Norris tragically passed away from COVID while awaiting Governor Wolf's...
A graphic shows illustrations of members of the Board of Pardons and reads "We demand that the Board of Pardons make clemency decisions based on who an incarcerated person is today, the remorse they demonstrate, and their personal transformation

25 Organizations Call on Board of Pardons to End Victim Opposition Bias

December 1, 2020
To Members of the Board of Pardons, We are heartened by signs of progress towards restoring the historic role of the Board of Pardons as a mechanism...
Nikki Grant stands at the podium at the Voters Decide rally

Nikki Grant speaks at Voters Decide rally

November 7, 2020
On November 7th, Amistad Law Project’s Nikki Grant spoke in front of a crowd of thousands at the Voters Decide rally in Philadelphia. Voters Decide...
A photo of Walter Wallace Jr. and his mother has the text Demand Justice overlaid on top of it.

Amistad Statement on the Police Murder of Walter Wallace Jr.

October 27, 2020
Walter Wallace, Jr. should be alive today. This young man — a son, a dad, a twin, a newlywed — should be home with his family.