Commonwealth v. Lee, 180 WAL 2023 (Pa.)

All Rise Trial & Appellate filed an amicus brief on behalf of the two most recent former Secretaries of the Pennsylvania Department of Corrections, explaining why Pennsylvania’s felony murder rule results in mandatory long-term incarceration of people who could safely be released from prison—which would save money and allow for more efficient use of resources within the correctional system, without undermining public safety.

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Update: the Supreme Court of Pennsylvania has agreed to hear this case.

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