Life Without Parole (LWOP)
- Life without Parole in the Era of Mass Incarceration – webinar organized by the Sentencing Project (recorded March 14, 2023)
- Right to be Free – ensure the rights and freedom of those sentenced to Life Without Parole (LWOP) in Pennsylvania.
- Coalition Against Death By Incarceration (CADBI)
- Abolitionist Law Center
- American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU-PA)
- Keystone Decarceration Bloc
- Straight Ahead
- Pennsylvania Prison Society
Pennsylvania Organizations
Reentry Simulation
- Re-entering society after incarceration: NCC program spotlights struggles Report on the March 14 interactive reentry simulation at Northampton Community College conducted by Franklin Together, gave participants a better understanding of barriers ex-offenders face upon release. (LehighValleyNews: March 18, 2023)
Alternatives to Mass Incarceration
- Beyond Incarceration 4-part webinar series (recorded February and March, 2023)
“A hard look at dismantling the prison system and building healthy communities,” organized by the Mennonite Central Committee. Learn about the ways faith communities are actively understanding and working against these complex systems of confinement. Later this year there will be learning tour opportunities in different parts of the U.S. in 2023. Watch all four recorded webinars here:- Proclaim: How do we develop an historical/systemic understanding of mass incarceration and what is our Christian mandate to respond?
- Intervene: How do we interrupt and intervene in systems of mass incarceration?
- Create: How do we imagine and bring about alternative systems?
- Practice: What does proclaiming, intervening and creating alternative systems to mass incarceration look like in practice?