Move It Forward
We are the Amistad Law Project, a small grassroots public interest law center and organizing project in the city of Philadelphia. We advocate for the human rights of people adversely impacted by the system, including people behind prison walls. Welcome to our monthly podcast where we’ll be lifting up the voices of our community members in the struggle for healthier and safer communities. By sharing perspectives you won’t normally hear on mainstream media platforms, we’re building our own platforms, raising our own voices, and telling our own stories, the way they need to be told. The plot thickens constantly in our struggle, and we have to push through the thickness, to move the plot forward towards change. We hope you’ll join us in moving it forward.
Move It Forward
When Life Means Death
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Amistad Law Project
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Season 1
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Episode 6
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How can we truly understand Life Without Parole without knowing its impact on the families and communities of those who are condemned? In this episode, we look at the sentence through the eyes of Patricia Vickers. She shares about her complicated struggles as the mother of a son who's been condemned to life in prison. Learn about the growing movement for second chances that gives her hope and keeps us fighting to end Death By Incarceration.