Learn More: Life Without Parole (LWOP) - Thoughts, Data, and Implications

See the video below compiled by Stephen Pina, Sr. for a discussion of the possibility of a new trial for his wrongful conviction. Note that on February 3, 2025, after having served 28 years, his motion for new trial was granted, vacating a first-degree murder conviction.

Read essays written by those currently incarcerated. These essays are from the Writing from Prison effort of the Real Cost of Prisons Project and range from personal stories, poetry, and individual reflections, to detailed, referenced research and practical “how to” information.
Prisoners That Have Served 15 Years or More, MA - DOC Criminally Sentenced Jurisdiction Population Committed Prior to 2010, by Sentence and Age Group, Dirk E. Greineder, M.D., Ph.D., Norfolk Lifers' Group, MCI-Norfolk, Norfolk, MA, 2025.
Parole Decisions for Lifers for the Year 2024, Gordon Haas, Norfolk Lifers' Group Chairman, MCI-Norfolk, Norfolk, MA, 2025.
Hope: A Life-Altering Necessity, Dirk E. Greineder, M.D., Ph.D., Norfolk Lifers' Group, MCI-Norfolk, Norfolk, MA, 2025.
THE EUGENIC ORIGINS OF THREE STRIKES LAWS: How "Habitual Offender" Sentencing Laws Were Used as a Means of Sterilization, Daniel Loehr, The Sentencing Project's Second Look Network, 2025.
Deserving of a Second Chance, Cynthia Goldberg, Community Organizer, Campaign to End Life Without Parole.
The Lifer's Group Inc. vs The (DOC) Boa Constrictor, Gordon Haas, Norfolk Lifers' Group Chairman, MCI-Norfolk, Norfolk, MA, 2024.
Aging and Risks of Criminal Defense: Aging Results in Dramatic Reduction in Criminal Behavior, Dirk E. Greineder, M.D., Ph.D., Norfolk Lifers' Group, MCI-Norfolk, Norfolk, MA, 2024.
The Case for Why Violent Offenders Deserve Parole. Joseph Dole, incarcerated writer.
How Many People Are Spending More Than a Decade in Prison, Nazgol Ghandnoosh. The Sentencing Project.