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17 Aug 2021, 2:17 pm
Three Decades in Prison for Murder He Did Not Commit The 60-year-old Black American man who, according to CNN, spent more than three decades in the Pennsylvania prison system for a second-degree murder he did not commit. [read post]
2 Aug 2021, 3:44 am
In the CNN story about the release of Curtis Crosland, one would get the impression that he had been proven innocent after 30 years in prison for murder in Philadelphia, all because of systemic racism. [read post]
22 Jul 2021, 8:27 am
” On June 30, the Pennsylvania Supreme Court authored another chapter in the saga of Philadelphia native Bill Cosby. [read post]
22 Jun 2021, 7:05 am
Hiring a Philadelphia Drug Lawyer Whether this is your first arrest or you have been wrapped up in the Philadelphia criminal justice system on prior occasions, the stakes are the same. [read post]
28 May 2021, 11:19 am
He also has more work to do to effectively improve the criminal legal system in Philadelphia. [read post]
16 May 2021, 9:10 pm
Lynn McDonough, Managing Editor April 13, 2021 | Prison Reform and Olmstead | Scholar argues that a key disability rights framework could support prison reform or even abolition. [read post]
10 May 2021, 9:03 am
A first offense can result in fines and between 15 and 30 years in prison. [read post]
3 May 2021, 6:17 am
The Scalia decision is at stake in the Philadelphia case. [read post]
30 Apr 2021, 4:00 am
National/Federal Biden Signs Executive Order Raising Federal Contractors’ Minimum Wage to $15 an Hour MSN – Dartunorro Clark (NBC News) | Published: 4/28/2021 President Biden signed an executive order that raises the minimum wage for federal contractors and tipped employees working on government contracts to $15 an hour. [read post]
26 Apr 2021, 4:59 pm
” In November, the Supreme Court heard oral argument in a challenge by Catholic Social Services to its exclusion from Philadelphia’s foster-care system. [read post]
14 Apr 2021, 9:41 am
Wright was sentenced to life in prison. [read post]
1 Apr 2021, 6:00 am
I don’t care if it’s a prison, but nobody should be treated that way. [read post]
1 Apr 2021, 6:00 am
I don’t care if it’s a prison, but nobody should be treated that way. [read post]
17 Mar 2021, 10:30 pm
Rubin (University of Hawaii) has published The Deviant Prison: Philadelphia's Eastern State Penitentiary and the Origins of America's Modern Penal System, 1829-1913 with Cambridge University Press. [read post]
26 Feb 2021, 3:30 am
The “fetters” created by the color line’s racial caste system constrain yet fuel the subjects of Hartman’s narrative: young Black women on a quest to rebel and “live free” in the decades between 1890 and 1935, in New York City and Philadelphia. [read post]
26 Feb 2021, 3:00 am
‘Mercenary’ Donor Gets 12 Years in Campaign Finance Scheme Associated Press News – Brian Melley, Alan Suderman, and Jim Mustain | Published: 2/18/2021 A once high-flying political fundraiser who prosecutors said gave illegal campaign contributions to Joe Biden, Lindsey Graham, and a host of other U.S. politicians was sentenced to 12 years in prison. [read post]
17 Feb 2021, 9:28 am
If they can’t pay the costs after their prison release, these duplicate charges can cost much more due to late fees and interest charges. [read post]
10 Feb 2021, 2:07 pm
Through her experience as a judicial law clerk in the Court of Common Pleas, Criminal Trial Division, Lauren Wimmer developed a thorough understanding of how the Philadelphia criminal justice system operations. [read post]
5 Feb 2021, 7:00 am
Racial discrimination and bias has been ingrained in the criminal legal and law enforcement system from its earliest days and continues to pervade every level of the system today. [read post]
28 Jan 2021, 8:30 pm
But the system has loopholes, which groups backing Biden and other candidates, have exploited. [read post]