Updated: June 13, 2024 | 5:36 pm
tag | criminal justice reform
May 22, 2024 | 1:24 PM
Pa. lawmakers call for permanent funding, expansion of Scandinavian model of prisons
The approach focuses on rehabilitation over punishment.
March 26, 2024 | 12:25 PM
Lawmakers from both parties urge votes on juvenile justice reform
December 22, 2023 | 1:18 PM
Pa. lawmakers try again to lower penalties for marijuana possession
The bill has bipartisan support.
November 21, 2023 | 9:17 AM
A dying man won release from prison after Spotlight PA highlighted his case. It shouldn’t be that hard, advocates say.
Data shows fewer than 50 people were released in the last 14 years under the current compassionate release law.
October 30, 2023 | 9:39 AM
Pa. lawmakers push forward significant juvenile justice reforms
Two years after the Pennsylvania Juvenile Justice Task Force made policy recommendations, there is finally some political will in the state House to move on reforms.