The Event Will Be Held on April 21 from 6-8 PM
The Abolitionist Law Center will host a Virtual Zoom Rally/Info Session to
call on Pennsylvania Governor Tom Wolf and legislators to do more to decarcerate seniors
during the Covid-19 pandemic.
More than 20% of the PA Department of Corrections inmate population is over the age of 50. Over 700 hundred "lifers" in Pennsylvania are over the age of 65. Statistically people aged 55 and over have the lowest recidivism rate and constitute the least threat to public safety if they were released. According to the ALC, "The Governor, the DOC and Legislature know this. It's time to demand they act in the interest of public health and public safety.
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