Governors and Prisoners: The Death of Clemency and the Making of Life Sentences without Release in Pennsylvania

The article discusses the history of the introduction of life without parole (LWOP) as a form of punishment in Pennsylvania. Also cited are the use of executive clemency to resolve sentencing injustices and regulate prison populations in the U.S., the deterioration of the relationship between govern...

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Autor principal: Seeds, Christopher (Autor)
Tipo de documento: Electrónico Artículo
Lenguaje:Inglés
Publicado: 2019
En: Social justice
Año: 2019, Volumen: 46, Número: 4, Páginas: 81-105
Acceso en línea: Volltext (Publisher)
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Palabras clave:
Prisoners
Prisoners' rights
Law reform
Clemency
Punishment
Life sentences
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Sumario:The article discusses the history of the introduction of life without parole (LWOP) as a form of punishment in Pennsylvania. Also cited are the use of executive clemency to resolve sentencing injustices and regulate prison populations in the U.S., the deterioration of the relationship between governors and prisoners in the state, and the importance of commutation in the U.S. criminal justice system in the 19th and 20th centuries.
ISSN:2327-641X