On Friday May 6, in honor of Mother's Day, the Coalition to Abolish Death By Incarceration (CADBI) held a powerful rally and press conference calling on the state of Pennsylvania to make compassion, redemption, and healing in our communities possible by recognizing the U.S. Supreme Court mandate to provide fair and meaningful resentencing to the more than 500 children sentenced to die in prison here in PA.

Last spring, the #No215Jail campaign — which was started by Decarcerate PA and others to stop the expansion of the Philadelphia’s county jails — was successful at blocking a City Council bill that would have allocated $7.2 million for land acquisition to build a new 3000 bed jail in Philadelphia.

First of all, we would like to apologize for such a long newsletter delay. We have had a busy six months, both working to advance our two campaigns, and also re-imagining Decarecerate’s structure and work to more fully involve the leadership of our Inside Advisory Board (IAB).  

Whether you're behind the prison walls or just looking to get involved, here are three ways you can take action to end mass incarceration this summer:

1. Help us end cash bail! If you or someone you know has a story about the impacts and injustice of the cash bail system that you would like to share for potential use in the End Cash Bail social media campaign, please write us! Letters can be addressed to:

Check out the latest updates from Decarcerate PA! This issue features updates from the Coalition to Abolish Death By Incarceration and the #No215Jail campaign, legislative updates, info on how to get involved, and much more!