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Chef offers second chance to former felons

January 14, 2022 by Randy Hansen

Steve Piazza serving meals to correctional officers

Restaurateur tackles unemployment among formerly incarcerated  Kurt Evans is a chef, restaurateur, activist and educator who is helping … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Profiles, Recently Posted, Rehabilitation Corner Tagged With: Pennsylvania, Reentry

Pennsylvania under scrutiny after prisoner dies in custody

September 16, 2019 by Harry C. Goodall Jr.

Family of deceased raise questions about cause of death in legal action against prison administrators Everett Palmer Jr. died in custody from … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Legal, Recently Posted Tagged With: legal action, Pennsylvania, prisoner dies in custody

Accidental overdoses prosecuted as felony-murder under new laws

December 29, 2018 by lloyd payne

Two months after her fiancé’s funeral, Kimberly Elkins pleaded guilty to manslaughter. Elkins, now 49, used fentanyl to deal with chronic pain. One … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Criminal Justice, Legal Tagged With: Alabama, Colorado, drug-overdose deaths, felony-murder rule, Florida, Louisiana, Minnesota, New York, Pennsylvania

Pennsylvania prisons ban printed books

December 28, 2018 by lloyd payne

Pennsylvania prisons have banned printed books, turning to electronic books instead, according to an op-ed in The Washington Post. Prisoners must buy … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Criminal Justice, Institutions Tagged With: Pennsylvania, Prison Economy

NEWS BRIEFS: November 2018

November 15, 2018 by Juan Haines

1. USA—The U.S. Supreme Court ruled in early 2016 that sentencing juveniles to life with no chance for parole is unconstitutional. The states with the … [Read more...]

Filed Under: News Briefs, Recently Posted Tagged With: Alabama, Nebraska, New Mexico’s death row, Pennsylvania, Texas execution, Virginia’s Department of Corrections

Servicemen sentences overturned

October 18, 2018 by Noel Scott

Two servicemen on military Death Row had their sentences overturned this summer, reports the Death Penalty Information Center (DPIC). U.S. Air Force … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Criminal Justice, Legal, Veterans Tagged With: Pennsylvania, PTSD, VETERANS, Vietnam veterans

One member of Black liberation group paroles

September 30, 2018 by Joe Garcia

Black activist Debbie Sims Africa overcame a decade of parole denials and finally received her freedom after serving nearly 40 years within … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Criminal Justice, Human Interest, Parole and Release, Politics Tagged With: Black activism, Black Panther Party, MOVE, Pennsylvania

NEWS BRIEFS September 2018 USA, Texas, Ohio, Pennsylvania & Arizona

September 30, 2018 by Juan Haines

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1. USA - The stocks of two of the world’s biggest private prison companies are outperforming the market amid the current immigration crisis. Both the … [Read more...]

Filed Under: News Briefs Tagged With: Arizona, Ohio, Pennsylvania, texas, USA

Pennsylvania $325,000 for 37 years in solitary

May 8, 2018 by Michelangelo Ramsey

A Pennsylvania inmate who spent 37 years in solitary confinement has been awarded $325,000 in a settlement, according to the Pittsburgh … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Legal Tagged With: Arthur Johnson, Bret Grote, gang-related murder, life sentence, Pennsylvania, Pittsburgh Post-Gazette, State Correctional Institution Greene

State’s sex offender registry has low recidivism rate

January 18, 2018 by Forrest Lee Jones

                New statistics show a low recidivism rate for some registered sex offenders in the state of Pennsylvania, a newspaper reports. “It’s … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Legal Tagged With: Megan's Law, Pennsylvania, Sex Offender Registry, sex offenders

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