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Editorial: This Pennsylvania prison is taking initiative, others should follow suit

By The Pitt News Editorial Board • October 14, 2019

These efforts are a major step forward for the U.S. justice system. We need to pay attention.

Pitt professors pursue new projects with Pitt Seed grants

By Mario Cattabiani III | For the Pitt News • July 11, 2018

Pitt is investing in change this summer, beginning with projects from professors at the University. The first-ever Pitt Seed Project awarded a total of more than $1 million to 23 programs designed to play...

The American prison system: justice or exploitation?

By Vaibhavi Patria | For The Pitt News • September 26, 2017

In Washington, Pennsylvania, a county jail captain was charged this week with stealing more than $2,000 from inmates. Charges like this are nothing new — especially in Pennsylvania. According to...

Editorial: PA moratorium doesn’t solve costly death penalty problem

By The Pitt News Editorial Board • May 31, 2017

Execution proceedings happen in the state of Pennsylvania five times each year — yet the state hasn’t executed an inmate since 1999. Mock executions are routinely performed to ensure that in the...

Editorial: Fund public defenders more, or pay for unnecessary prison sentences

By The Pitt News Editorial Board • September 14, 2015

According to the Social Science Research Center, more than 80 percent of people charged with felonies are indigent — or poor. These people cannot afford attorneys, and therefore, must rely on public...