Picture provided courtesy of Pixabay.com. By Alexa Glista, Staff Writer On February 12th, 2021 the Philadelphia Lawyers for Social Equity released a report titled, “Life Without Parole for Second-Degree Murder In Pennsylvania: An Objective Assessment of Sentencing”. [1] The report is the result of an audit requested by Pennsylvania’s Lt. […]
By Jedidiah Price Yuknavich, Staff Writer Photo provided courtesy of Unsplash.com Have you ever wondered how an innocent person is helped from being wrongfully convicted? What are some of the steps a lawyer may pursuit if they are interested in wrongful conviction? Maybe you are a law student hoping […]
Photo provided courtesy of Pixabay.com By Elizabeth Echard, Staff Writer On October 17, 2019, the New York City Council made a momentous change and voted to close Rikers Island.[1] Rikers Island (herein after “Rikers”) is a 400-acre, ten-jail complex that is located across the river from LaGuardia Airport. [2] […]
