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Sheron’s Story: One Crime, Two Sentences

Monday, January 9, 2023
Imagine serving 20 years in federal prison, only to be released straight into 20 more in state prison. That’s Sheron Edwards’ story. During one bad night in 1999, he made a series of terrible decisions. The crimes he committed deserved punishment, yes, but in his... Read More
Steven Hawthorne

“What’s Your Legacy Going to Be?” A Second Chance at Life

Thursday, May 5, 2022
Steven Hawthorne’s story shows how second chances make sense. When he got his second chance and was released from Illinois state prison, Steven started building a productive life of service — and he hasn’t stopped since. Right now, there are too many people in Illinois... Read More

A Second Chance So Dahvon Can Be “Part of the Solution”

Thursday, April 28, 2022
Too many people in Illinois are serving long prison terms that don’t make communities safer, like Dahvon Wilson. There are plenty of people locked up who do not pose a risk to public safety, yet languish in prison for decades because Illinois’ laws don’t give... Read More

A Lifetime of Remorse and Service to Others

Wednesday, March 30, 2022
Too many people in Pennsylvania are serving long prison terms that don’t make communities safer. There are plenty of people locked up like David Mandeville, who do not pose a risk to public safety yet languish in prison for decades because Pennsylvania’s laws don’t give... Read More

Shouldn’t There Be a Place for Redemption?

Thursday, October 28, 2021
[UPDATE: Terrell Carter was granted a pardon from Gov. Wolf in July 2022. He is now free.] Too many people in Pennsylvania are serving long prison terms that don’t make communities safer. There are plenty of people locked up like Terrell Carter, who do not... Read More

Keep Them Home: Travis’ Story

Tuesday, October 12, 2021
At this moment, thousands of people safely completing their sentences at home are living in fear that they’ll be sent back to federal prison through no fault of their own. A memo from the Office of Legal Counsel (OLC) issued in the final days of... Read More

A Racist Disparity, the EQUAL Act, and One Man’s Redemption

Monday, August 23, 2021
The Fair Sentencing Act of 2010 reduced the disparity in sentencing for crack cocaine and powder cocaine offenses from 100:1 to 18:1. But true justice won’t come until the ratio is 1:1. Until then, thousands of people, more than 80 percent of them Black, remain... Read More