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Could the 1,100 people serving life for 2nd-degree murder in Pennsylvania get resentenced?

Could the 1,100 people serving life for 2nd-degree murder in Pennsylvania get resentenced?

September 30, 2026

Pa. Supreme Court to decide whether ban on mandatory life terms for second-degree murder is retroactive

Pa. Supreme Court to decide whether ban on mandatory life terms for second-degree murder is retroactive

September 29, 2026

Commonwealth v. Jerome Coffey

Commonwealth v. Jerome Coffey

September 29, 2026

PA Supreme Court to Address Retroactivity for Unconstitutional Second-Degree Murder Sentences

PA Supreme Court to Address Retroactivity for Unconstitutional Second-Degree Murder Sentences

September 29, 2026

Current Cases

September 29, 2026

Anguished parents confront prospect of facing son’s killer again in court

Anguished parents confront prospect of facing son’s killer again in court

September 18, 2026

King's Bench Petitions

King's Bench Petitions

September 10, 2026

Criminal Justice Attorneys urge Pa. Supreme Court to apply second-degree resentencing ruling retroactively

Criminal Justice Attorneys urge Pa. Supreme Court to apply second-degree resentencing ruling retroactively

September 10, 2026

Prison lifers asked Pennsylvania’s top court to change how unconstitutional sentences are undone

Prison lifers asked Pennsylvania’s top court to change how unconstitutional sentences are undone

September 10, 2026

Petitioners ask PA Supreme Court for relief from unconstitutional sentences

Petitioners ask PA Supreme Court for relief from unconstitutional sentences

September 10, 2026

“I’ve been following the work of the Abolitionist Law Center for quite a long time. If we’re going to begin the process of eliminating structural racism, we certainly have to start with prisons.”

Angela Y. Davis

Abolitionist Law Center
P.O. Box 23032
Pittsburgh, PA 15222
info@alcenter.org