Pennsylvania on the Cusp of Passing Forfeiture Reform
Current Pennsylvania law allows police to seize property without due process or conviction of a crime. Civil asset forfeiture legally incentivizes policing for profit by allowing the police to…
84% of Pennsylvania Voters Support Forfeiture Reform
The main principle behind civil asset forfeiture reform legislation introduced in both chambers of the Pennsylvania General Assembly is widely embraced by voters in the Commonwealth, according to a survey…
Law enforcement funding should come from Pennsylvania lawmakers, not from the property of innocent people
Pennsylvania has one of the worst civil asset forfeiture laws in the country, in the country, but a recently introduced reform proposal would protect innocent people from this form…
Pennsylvania lawmakers introduce legislation to protect innocent property owners from government overreach
Christo Sourovelis was surprised, in May 2014, to find out that his 22-year-old son, Yanni, was selling $40 worth of drugs out of the family’s suburban Philadelphia home. His son,…