Take Note: Tyrone Werts on PA’s Life Without Parole Policy
In 1975, Tyrone Werts was convicted of second-degree murder and sentenced to life in prison without the possibility of parole. Then, in 2010, after 36 years as a model prisoner, his sentence was commuted by former-Governor Ed Rendell. Today, Werts is a consultant with the Philadelphia Public Defenders Association and with Temple University’s Inside-Out Prison Program, a nationally renowned program that takes college students inside prisons to examine crime and justice issues alongside inmates. WPSU’s Patty Satalia talked with Werts about his long road out of prison, about Pennsylvania's "life means life" policy, and about his views on our criminal justice system.
Additional Links
Watch a half-hour TV interview with Tyrone Werts on “Conversations from Penn State.”
Learn more about Temple University’s Inside-Out Prison Exchange Program.
Read more about Tyrone Werts in Philadelphia Weekly magazine.
Philadelphia Public Defenders Association
Comments
What do you think? Be the first to comment!
Post Comment