r/Pennsylvania_Politics

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Pennsylvania Struck Down Mandatory Life Without Parole for 2nd-Degree Murder. What Comes Next?

Pennsylvania's state lawmakers have so far failed to reach a consensus on a new sentencing scheme. With the ruling in effect, judges will use discretion when sentencing people in pending & future second-degree murder cases. But will the law apply retroactively?

With the path forward still unclear, we spoke with a formerly incarcerated person, a victim's daughter, and a lawyer as well as Philly DA Larry Krasner about the impact of the felony murder law on their lives and what the change might mean.

themarshallproject.org
u/marshall_project — 9 days ago
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Will Josh Shapiro Get His Trifecta?

In Bucks County, Democrats are leading in SD-6, HD-18, and HD-142, which they are aiming to flip, and are comfortably winning HD-144 (a seat they currently hold). SD-6 is especially important for Democrats to win in order to win the State Senate

statenavigate.org
u/XShadeGoldenX — 12 days ago