Life Without Parole Under Fire | Harrisburg News

Pennsylvania’s top court just struck down mandatory life without parole for second-degree murder, freeing over 1,100 inmates—but left lawmakers scrambling to decide how to fix it before a looming deadline. Senators like Lisa Baker want tougher minimums and parole review for current inmates, focusing on intent, while victims’ families split: some support retribution for premeditated crimes, others believe redemption is possible. The House pushes for leniency, citing accidental deaths and youth offenders, proposing parole after 20 years for adults and 15 for minors. If the legislature fails to act, the ruling goes retroactive, triggering a wave of resentencing cases that experts say courts can handle—but public defenders warn of years of backlogged, resource-strapped litigation.

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