In the Media

Coverage of Our Cases

India Spellman Case
Sylvia Boykin Case
  • Wrongful Conviction Podcast – interview with Dr. McCorkel and PJP client Sylvia Boykin (Listen here)
Cynthia Alvarado Case
  • Philadelphia Inquirer – Interview with Dr. McCorkel and her work on Cynthia Alvarado case. (Read article here)

Interviews with Our Executive Director

Proposal to close PA Prisons

Pennsylvania Capital Star

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Legality of Mandatory Life Sentences for Felony Murder

Pennsylvania Capital Star

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Covid outbreak in Philly Jails

Philadelphia Inquirer

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Op-Eds and Articles

Pennsylvania Capital Star

Op-ed by PJP exec dir, Dr. Jill McCorkel, on mental health crisis in PA prisons

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The Conversation

Article by Dr. McCorkel on patterns of police violence

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The Conversation 

Article by Dr. McCorkel on incarcerated mothers

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Books

Breaking Women: Gender, Race, and the New Politics of Imprisonment
Breaking Women: Gender, Race, and the New Politics of Imprisonment

New York University Press

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