CADBI-Delaware County

05/12/2026

https://theappeal.org/pennsylvania-life-without-parole-clemency-second-chance-hurdles/

Pennsylvania requires unanimous approval from a five-member pardon board before people incarcerated on life sentences can ask for clemency.

04/30/2026

https://actionnetwork.org/letters/tell-your-reps-the-supreme-court-ruled-and-its-time-to-reunite-families/?source=PAWFP-email-20260406&link_id=1&can_id=cea2c83162e2a27dcdae4c10bdd5d577&email_referrer=email_3178904&email_subject=1000-sentences-under-review-after-major-pa-ruling&

04/05/2026

https://amistadlaw.org/news/historic-ruling-pa-supreme-court-abolishes-mandatory-life-without-parole-felony-murder?link_id=0&can_id=ed9d4dd94853de6db30550770fdf24ab&source=email-know-your-rights-against-ice-training&email_referrer=email_3168803&email_subject=a-historic-win-pa-supreme-court-abolishes-mandatory-death-by-incarceration-for-felony-murder&&

04/05/2026

https://triblive.com/news/pennsylvania/mandatory-life-in-prison-for-2nd-degree-murder-is-unconstitutional-pa-supreme-court-rules/

The Pennsylvania Supreme Court ruled Thursday that mandatory life in prison without parole for those convicted of second-degree, or felony, murder is unconstitutional. In a 72-page opinion, Chief Justice Debra Todd, writing for the majority, said such an automatic sentence is “inconsistent&rdq...

04/05/2026