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SCI Somerset
Coverage of SCI Somerset in the Nexus archive.
- With looming deadline, Pa. Senate passes bill that will drive mass review of felony murder sentences
The Pennsylvania Senate passed a bill creating new sentencing guidelines for second degree murder cases, requiring a minimum 35-year sentence in most cases and allowing life sentences if judges deem them warranted. Over 1,100 individuals currently serving life sentences without parole for second degree murder may be eligible for resentencing under the law.