Decarcerate PA is looking for new planning committee members!

Decarcerate PA is a grassroots organization working to end mass incarceration in Pennsylvania. We formed in the spring of 2011 when a group of individuals and organizations came together to oppose a $685 million expansion of Pennsylvania’s state prison system.

An open letter to Attorney General Josh Shapiro

#No215Jail Coalition Marks Major Step Towards Justice in Mayoral Announcement of Plan to Close House of Correction

People with Close HOC and schools not prisons signs

PHILADELPHIA PA (April 18, 2018) Today, in response to Mayor Kenney's announcement that the city will close the House of Correction in the next three years, the #No215Jail Coalition released the following statement:

#No215 Jail Coalition Congratulates District Attorney Krasner on First Steps to End Cash Bail in Philadelphia, Pushes for More

Rally in front of DA's office with End Cash Bail sign

Below please find statements/quotes from members of the #No215Jail Coalition and Coalition for a Just District Attorney on District Attorney Larry Krasner’s announced bail reforms.