Tracked Legislation
House Bill 1689
Requiring courts to consider brain development when sentencing young people
Mandating pre-conviction DNA collection
Expanding oversight and accountability of juvenile justice facilities
Expanding school diversion for juveniles
Requiring recordings of police interrogations
Closing the police misconduct loophole
Prohibiting solitary confinement for vulnerable populations
Requiring courts to consider brain development when sentencing young people
Felony murder reform
Increasing opportunities for clemency in Pennsylvania
Repealing the death penalty in Pennsylvania
Expanding medical and elderly release in Pennsylvania
Providing parole eligibility for people serving life sentences
Limiting time that juveniles are kept in out-of-home placements
Standardizing the expungement process for juvenile records
Omnibus juvenile justice reforms