Decarcerate PA
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| Abbreviation | DPA |
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| Formation | 2011 |
| Purpose | Criminal Justice, Activism, Community Organizing, Prison Reform |
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| Website | decarceratepa |
Decarcerate PA is a grassroots, all-volunteer coalition seeking to challenge mass incarceration in Pennsylvania. Decarcerate PA's platform (No New Prisons, Decarceration, Community Reinvestment) has been endorsed by almost 100 organizations.[1] Decarcerate PA is an intentionally democratic organization that follows a committee structure, with each committee dedicated to separate tasks. Since 2011, the coalition has been challenging the construction of two new prisons outside of Philadelphia in Montgomery County, Pennsylvania, at the site of State Correctional Institution - Graterford.[2] In 2013, Decarcerate PA organized a 113-mile march from Philadelphia to Harrisburg, Pennsylvania, the state capital, to protest Pennsylvania Governor Tom Corbett and the Pennsylvania legislature's decision to increase prison funding and decrease funding in public education and social services.[3]
References[edit]
- ^ "Decarcerate PA Platform". Decarcerate PA. Retrieved 2014-03-25.
- ^ "Documents raise questions about cost of new prison". Philadelphia City Paper. Archived from the original on 2014-02-08. Retrieved 2014-03-25.
- ^ "March to Harrisburg demands budget for people not prisons". Philadelphia City Paper. Archived from the original on 2014-03-25. Retrieved 2014-03-25.