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Jun 08, 2023
"Lighting money on fire": The vast dysfunction of the death penalty
In February, Pennsylvania Governor Josh Shapiro announced that he would continue the moratorium on executions started by his predecessor, Tom Wolf. Shapiro also went a step further than Wolf, calling on the legislature to repeal the death penalty in its entirety.
Aug 02, 2023
ACLU Comment on Death Sentence in Pittsburgh Synagogue Attack
PITTSBURGH — Today, the jury deciding the fate of the man found guilty of killing 11 Jewish worshippers at the Tree of Life synagogue building imposed the death sentence.
May 16, 2023
ACLU of PA Statement on Matt Dugan Primary Victory
PITTSBURGH - "Like so many of the district attorney contests across the country, the race between Stephen Zappala and Matt Dugan came down to competing visions about how prosecutors choose to navigate and how they might work to reform the criminal legal system."
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Criminal Justice Reform