Action Alert – PA Parole Board Must Grant Janet and Janine Africa Parole -The Political Prisoner Working Group supports the MOVE Family and there demands.
On Saturday, June 16, MOVE member Debbie Africa was released on parole from State Correctional Institution (SCI) Cambridge Springs after 39 years and 10 months of incarceration. Fellow MOVE members Janet and Janine Africa, however, were denied parole despite having virtually identical Department of Corrections records as Debbie. Janet, Janine, and Debbie all: - Have gone more than 20 years without a misconduct for any rule violation - Were recommended for parole by the Pennsylvania Department of Corrections - Were recommended for parole by former PA DOC Secretary Martin Horn - Were recommended for parole by the Philadelphia District Attorney’s Office - It is beyond dispute that Debbie, Janet and Janine present zero threat to public safety The Parole Board has…
