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Kelly Williams

Posted on Victims’ Voices by Jaspreet Singh · December 11, 2020 7:34 AM

Tommy Williams

Kelly Williams is a survivor and advocate for sexual assault victims. Along with her son, Kelly manages the nonprofit TommyTalkPA. Kelly and Tommy advocate giving victims a voice, regardless of their story. Most importantly, Kelly's work reminds survivors that someone will listen and that they are not alone.

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Pennsylvania's Voters Have Spoken, Marsy's Law Passes Overwhelmingly

Posted on Latest News by Jaspreet Singh · November 06, 2019 6:24 AM

PENNSYLVANIA BECOMES 13th STATE TO PASS MARSY’S LAW

 

Now 40% of Americans live in states that have equal constitutional rights to the accused and convicted enshrined in their state constitutions

 

Philadelphia, PA – Voters in Pennsylvania have overwhelmingly voted to amend their state constitution to include Marsy’s Law, a victims’ rights initiative that guarantees crime victims with an equal level of constitutional protections already afforded to the accused and convicted. Pennsylvania now joins Nevada, Oklahoma, Kentucky, North Carolina, Georgia, Florida, Ohio, California, Illinois, North Dakota, Montana and South Dakota in passing Marsy’s Law, ensuring that 40% of Americans now live in states that have rights they can assert in the criminal justice system should they ever become crime victims.

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State Senate approves Marsy’s Law for Pennsylvania

Posted on Latest News by Jaspreet Singh · June 20, 2019 8:24 AM

Measure now qualifies to appear as a referendum on November 2019 ballot

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Marsy’s Law approved by House of Representatives

Posted on Latest News by Jaspreet Singh · April 09, 2019 7:19 AM

Constitutional amendment, which would provide equal enforceable rights for crime victims, passes in second legislative session during National Crime Victims’ Rights Week

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SmartTalk WITF: Why Do Crime Victims Need an Amendment to the Pennsylvania Constitution?

Posted on Latest News by Jaspreet Singh · February 11, 2019 9:13 AM

In 1998, the Pennsylvania Crime Victims Act was passed to create statutory rights for victims.

 

However, over the past two decades, it has become clear that statutory rights are insufficient and illusory because, if the rights are violated, there is no recourse for a victim. Victims deserve to have constitutional protections, just as those who are accused and convicted do.

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Lawmakers announce next steps for Marsy’s Law

Posted on Latest News by Jaspreet Singh · February 05, 2019 9:15 AM

Measure to provide equal constitutional protections for crime victims, which was approved unanimously in 2018, enters second legislative session

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Marsy’s Law Plans to Build on 2018 Successes in Pennsylvania

Posted on Latest News by Jaspreet Singh · December 17, 2018 12:00 PM

The commonwealth is one of only nine states without victims’ rights embedded in constitution

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Marsy's Law at the State Capitol

Posted on Latest News by Jaspreet Singh · November 28, 2018 12:00 PM

During the week following the 2018 midterm elections, the Marsy’s Law for Pennsylvania field team descended upon the state Capitol to educate legislators on Marsy’s Law for PA.

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Marsy's Law Marks National Campus Safety Awareness Month with Tele-Townhall

Posted on Latest News by Jaspreet Singh · October 02, 2018 12:00 PM

According the the U.S. Department of Education, a 2016 survey of more than 6,500 colleges and universities across the country showed that there were 37,389 reported criminal offenses on campuses. Crime is a major problem at our nation’s schools, and that is why in 2008 Congress unanimously approved the creation of National Campus Safety Awareness Month (NCSAM), which is celebrated every September.

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York County comes together on domestic violence 'epidemic'

Posted on Latest News by Jaspreet Singh · August 31, 2018 11:40 AM

 

Imagine a childhood virus that is known to knock 20 years off of your life expectancy. Everyone from health care experts to legislators and social service agencies would be hard at work looking for preventions and cures for this public health hazard. Why don’t we look at violence and its victims the same way?

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