“A civilized society, effective law enforcement and the honor of our Commonwealth require no less.”
A civilized society, effective law enforcement and the honor of our Commonwealth require no less.
It’s Official. We have a moratorium!
From the Desk of Governor Tom Wolf M E M O R A N D U M Pursuant to authority granted in Article IV, § 9 of the Constitution of Pennsylvania, I am today exercising my power as Governor to grant a temporary reprieve to inmate Terrence Williams. A death warrant for this...
Internship Openings
Interns play a key role in our organization and are given responsibility accordingly, working on substantial projects and products. Internships are unpaid, but we will provide supervision for academic credit. This is a great opportunity for hands-on, practical...
When lawyers stumble, only their clients fall
In at least 80 capital cases in which attorneys have missed the deadline, it is almost always the prisoner alone who suffers the consequences. In the fall of 2006, a Florida attorney named Mary Catherine Bonner went before the U.S. Supreme Court to plead for a...
The Death Penalty: Beyond the Numbers
Monday, November 17, 2014 Stern Center, Great Room, 7 p.m. Dickinson College 208 W Louther St., Carlisle PA Panelists: Kathleen Lucas (moderator), Executive Director, Pennsylvanians for Alternatives to the Death Penalty Shujaa Graham, Death Row Exoneree Spero Lappas,...
Rethink Executions from Philly.com
Posted: Wednesday, September 17, 2014, 1:08 AM Nearly surrounded by states that wisely have scrapped the death penalty - and with ample concerns already raised about the fairness and risk for error in sentencing defendants to death row - Pennsylvania has encountered...