In Historic Ruling, PA Supreme Court Abolishes Life Without Parole for Felony Murder

Abolitionistlawcenter.org‍ ‍ Centerforconstitutionalrights.org‍ ‍March 26, 2026

Joint Enterprise has Gone Profoundly Wrong

by Rumeana Jahangir & PA Media, BBC News February 2, 2024

Convicted of murder without ever killing, joint venturers are petitioning the State House to rethink the law

“If Massachusetts is to be a state that is fighting against racial disparity, then they really have no choice but to address the joint venture laws,” one activist said. By Ivy Scott Globe Staff, February 10, 2024

What Makes a Murder? How a draconian legal doctrine imprisons people for killings they didn’t commit.

By Sarah Stillman, New Yorker Magazine, December 18, 2023

Families and friends of those incarcerated gather with activists for teach-in

The workshop focused on inequities in the criminal justice system, and how participants can mobilize to change policy

By Ivy Scott Globe Staff, April 8, 2023

Boston Globe Spotlight Team: Unfinished Justice

The state’s high court in 2017 struck down a murder law that had condemned men who never killed to die behind bars. But what about those already facing that dire penalty? They are waiting.

This story was reported by Mark Arsenault and Meghan E. Irons and Spotlight editor Patricia Wen. It was written by Arsenault.

Published March 26, 2022