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On July 16, the Defender Association of Philadelphia hosted a panel of legal experts, activists, and elected leaders to discuss how to reform the Post-Conviction Relief Act and provide hope to thousands of incarcerated Pennsylvanians.
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ABOUT PCRA:
The PCRA is an indirect appeal asking the courts to reconsider the conviction after a direct appeal is unsuccessful. The goal is to get a new trial and give convicted defendants an opportunity for review of any claims of error or miscarriage of justice. Unfortunately, state law changed in 1996, placing a 1-year time limit on filing these appeals.
This has left people with legitimate claims trapped for years in PA prisons, with no way to appeal their convictions.
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PANELISTS:
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Sharif Street,
PA State Senator
Joanna McClinton,
PA State Representative
Marissa Bluestine,
Quattrone Center,
UPENN Law School
Nilam Sanghvi,
Pennsylvania Innocence Project
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Bradley Bridge,
Defender Association of Philadelphia
Mikal Twiggs,
Defender Association of Philadelphia
Patricia Cummings,
Philadelphia District Attorney’s Office
Jules Epstein,
Temple Law School
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Steve Austin,
Mothers in Charge Participatory Defense Hub
Donnell Drinks,
G.R.O.W.N.
John Pace,
Youth Sentencing and
Re-entry Project
Terrance Lewis,
Liberation Foundation
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