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There are many public policies that have fed mass incarceration in Pennsylvania and in this country, from extreme sentencing to overpolicing to duplicate offenses that criminalize a single act. One of those policy choices is the commonwealth’s overuse of cash bail.

What does cannabis legalization look like? On this episode, we hear from Alison Holcomb, political director of the ACLU of Washington.

Students around the state returned to full-time, in-person instruction this school year, and their return revealed yet again the need for supports that help them succeed academically, socially, and emotionally.

In theory, a probation sentence in the criminal legal system should be an alternative to incarceration. The problem? In practice, it feeds mass incarceration, with restrictive rules that set people up for failure.

In this episode, we hear from ACLU-PA Executive Director Reggie Shuford, who talks about the year that was and the year ahead in 2022.

Pennsylvania Senate Republicans have initiated a sham review of the 2020 general election, and ACLU-PA is challenging the subpoenas issued by a state Senate committee for voters' personally identifying information.

Around the country, abortion liberation activists are unpacking what a ruling overturning Roe v. Wade or rolling back access could mean for the landscape of abortion health care.

In August, staff at Central York High School were issued a long list of materials that could not be used in classroom instruction, per a ban by the district's board. What all of the resources had in common was that they were by or about people of color.

On August 1, the Philadelphia police implemented a new pilot program, under court order, in the city's 14th police district, which covers parts of Northwest Philly. In this program, police do not stop and detain people who are committing any of one of a long list of minor offenses.