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Appeals stretch 4 decades for a prisoner convicted on little police evidence
The four men who put Steve Szarewicz away for murder all changed their stories at one time or another, yet Szarewicz still sits behind bars. That’s where he has been for almost 43 years.
Pa. lawmakers try again to lower penalties for marijuana possession
The bill has bipartisan support.
Pa. begins funding criminal defense for those who cannot afford an attorney
Former Pennsylvania death row inmate freed after prosecutors drop charges before start of retrial
At rally, groups press Dauphin County Prison for answers about prisoners’ death
The groups say the conditions inside the prison are inhumane, and are trying to highlight allegations of poor water quality, temperature regulation and disregard to female prisoners’ personal hygiene needs.
Philadelphia man cleared after 37 years in prison, sues city
“I didn’t believe that they would let something like that happen — that they knew, and they didn’t tell me.”
Pennsylvania man free after 37 years due to ‘sex for lies’ false witness
“Today is a tremendous day. However, it’s also a sad day, because it reminds us of how lawless, unfair and unjust Philadelphia law enforcement was for so long.”
After pushback, a widely criticized mandatory minimum bill is on hold
Amen Brown, a freshman state representative from Philadelphia, has been inundated with criticism since introducing a bill that would institute new mandatory minimum sentences for gun-related crime.
