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Advocates Urge PA Justices To Cut Terms For Unintended Deaths

Advocates Urge PA Justices To Cut Terms For Unintended Deaths

Ending Life Without Parole, Death by Incarceration, in Pennsylvania

Ending Life Without Parole, Death by Incarceration, in Pennsylvania

Pennsylvania Supreme Court hears high-stakes case challenging death by incarceration sentences

Pennsylvania Supreme Court hears high-stakes case challenging death by incarceration sentences

Supreme Court hears case that could impact more than 1,000 inmates convicted of second-degree murder

Supreme Court hears case that could impact more than 1,000 inmates convicted of second-degree murder

Advocates urge Pa. Supreme Court to find life sentences for unintended deaths unconstitutional

Advocates urge Pa. Supreme Court to find life sentences for unintended deaths unconstitutional

Should life without parole be mandatory for second-degree murder? The Pa. Supreme Court is weighing the issue.

Should life without parole be mandatory for second-degree murder? The Pa. Supreme Court is weighing the issue.

Pa. Supreme Court hears challenge to life without parole in Pittsburgh felony murder case

Pa. Supreme Court hears challenge to life without parole in Pittsburgh felony murder case

Ending “Death by Incarceration”

Ending “Death by Incarceration”

FAQs | Commonwealth v. Derek Lee

MEDIA ADVISORY | Oct 8: PA Supreme Court to Hear Landmark Case Challenging Life Without Parole for Felony Murder

MEDIA ADVISORY | Oct 8: PA Supreme Court to Hear Landmark Case Challenging Life Without Parole for Felony Murder

“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