<p>More than 5,000 people are serving life in prison in Pennsylvania. Now there are efforts to <a href="https://whyy.org/articles/a-chance-of-freedom-new-bill-could-release-1000-people-sentenced-to-life-in-pa-prisons/">help some of them</a> get a chance at parole. WHYY’s Aaron Moselle explains why lawmakers and the courts are <a href="https://whyy.org/articles/is-50-years-a-de-facto-life-sentence-pa-supreme-court-will-decide/">reexamining life sentences</a> in Pennsylvania. How far are they willing to take reforms?</p>

More than 5,000 people are serving life in prison in Pennsylvania. Now there are efforts to help some of them get a chance at parole. WHYY’s Aaron Moselle explains why lawmakers and the courts are reexamining life sentences in Pennsylvania. How far are they willing to take reforms?

<p>More than 5,000 people are serving life in prison in Pennsylvania. Now there are efforts to <a href="https://whyy.org/articles/a-chance-of-freedom-new-bill-could-release-1000-people-sentenced-to-life-in-pa-prisons/" rel="noopener noreferrer">help some of them</a> get a chance at parole. WHYY’s Aaron Moselle explains why lawmakers and the courts are <a href="https://whyy.org/articles/is-50-years-a-de-facto-life-sentence-pa-supreme-court-will-decide/" rel="noopener noreferrer">reexamining life sentences</a> in Pennsylvania. How far are they willing to take reforms?</p>

Rethinking life without parole in Pa.

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