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Jill McCorkel @jillmccorkel.bsky.social · 1d

What an incredible honor to share this with @celestetrusty.bsky.social Eddie, & Felix!!! If you're in Philly, please join us next Thursday.

Philadelphia Justice Project for Women and Girls @phillyjustice.bsky.social · 1d

We are thrilled to announce that our director is among the group of wonderful honorees for the 2025 Mural Arts Restorative Justice Awards including @celestetrusty.bsky.social Eddie Ramirez & Felix Rosado. Please raise a glass with us in celebration Oct 16 from 6 - 9!!

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Philadelphia Justice Project for Women and Girls @phillyjustice.bsky.social · 6d

October 2nd is Wrongful Conviction Day. Women are less than 10% of exonerees. Why? Women face additional hurdles to overturn a wrongful conviction. These include: lack of financial & legal resources, women's cases less likely to involve DNA, women's prisons located further from population centers...

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The New Yorker @newyorker.com · 7d

The naturalist Jane Goodall died today at 91. Hope, she argued, is not merely “passive wishful thinking” but a “crucial survival trait.” Revisit a conversation with Goodall, from 2021: nyer.cm/F55JtsS

An image of Jane Goodall and a chimpanzee, from 1965. Photo courtesy CBS Photo Archive / Getty.

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Jill McCorkel @jillmccorkel.bsky.social · 12d

A gentle reminder from Judge Sol Wachtler on the lopsidedness of grand juries: prosecutors could get an indictment against a ham sandwich. Why? It's not an adversarial hearing. They don't hear from the defendant/defense. They issue indictment in 95-99% of al cases.

Jill McCorkel @jillmccorkel.bsky.social · 16d

1 in 50 Americans have an unruptured brain aneurysm. If you have family history and/or classic symptoms incl neck pain, severe headache, blurred vision please see your health care provider and ask for a screen.

Jill McCorkel @jillmccorkel.bsky.social · 16d

Sept is brain aneurysm awareness month. Earlier this year, my friend Dee lost her life to an undetected brain aneurysm. Screening and early detection may have saved her. Friends & fam gathered last week to honor her & raise awareness at annual @brainaneurysm 5k.

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Jill McCorkel @jillmccorkel.bsky.social · 21d

Obviously I will be setting up camping gear and a tent in this archive. "What Was Behind David Bowie’s Genius? His Archive Holds the Answers." www.nytimes.com/interactive/...

What Was Behind David Bowie’s Genius? His Archive Holds the Answers.

The David Bowie Center in London is a new home for the singer’s 90,000-item archive. It holds the key to the pop star’s dramatic reinventions.

www.nytimes.com

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Philadelphia Justice Project for Women and Girls @phillyjustice.bsky.social · 25d

If you're able, please send some encouraging words to Kim Joynes. She's an incarcerated survivor of sexual abuse and gender violence that began in childhood. Yesterday she was turned down for commutation of her LWOP sentence by PA Board of Pardons. She's served over 45 years in prison.

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Jill McCorkel @jillmccorkel.bsky.social · 26d

I've been in this business for a long time. Today's decision is inexplicable.

Philadelphia Justice Project for Women and Girls @phillyjustice.bsky.social · 26d

We are heartbroken by the Board of Pardons decision to reject Kim Joynes application for commutation. Kim has been incarcerated for 45+ years & has the support of the PA DOC, as well as a robust network of friends & family ready to support her reentry.

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Jill McCorkel @jillmccorkel.bsky.social · 26d

PA Board of Pardons public hearings on commutation begins at noon (approx). Kim Joynes's application will be heard later in the afternoon. You can watch live here: pacast.com/live/bophear...

PAcast

pacast.com

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Jill McCorkel @jillmccorkel.bsky.social · 27d

In Harrisburg today as Kim Joynes' advocate for commutation. She, along with several other applicants, will be interviewed by members of PA Board of Pardons. It's the most important interview of her life--one that will determine how she will live out her remaining years.

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Jill McCorkel @jillmccorkel.bsky.social · 29d

Had a great conversation w Kim Joynes as she preps for her interview with the Board of Parole. From my vantage, commutation is designed precisely for highly deserving folks like Kim. Hearing is scheduled for Friday and you can watch live (I will be testifying). Will share link before hearing starts.

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Jill McCorkel @jillmccorkel.bsky.social · Sep 8

American college students beating a steady path to Ireland this year. Grad students headed to Trinity College Dublin up 40% this year... a 50% jump in American undergrads at Galway... www.irishtimes.com/ireland/hous...

‘It’s brutal out here’: US students drawn to Ireland struck by hard realities of rental market

Young Americans worried about an oppressive atmosphere in the US, many of whom share Ireland’s pro-Palestine leaning or have Irish heritage, describe the ‘stressful process’ of trying to find accommod...

www.irishtimes.com

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Jill McCorkel @jillmccorkel.bsky.social · Sep 2

Just over a week before the PA Board of Pardons will consider Kim Joynes petition for commutation. She has served 4+ decades of LWOP for a murder committed by a man who was released in the 1990s. I'll be speaking on her behalf. You can tune in live next Friday to listen & support.

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Jill McCorkel @jillmccorkel.bsky.social · Aug 27

agreed. i read it and thought, "oh, we're now on the DHS radar."

Jill McCorkel @jillmccorkel.bsky.social · Aug 27

Hit send and another alert came through: "Unaffiliated person-suspect in off-campus incident in New Jersey, taken into custody safely at [garage] by federal agents."

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Jill McCorkel @jillmccorkel.bsky.social · Aug 27

1:18 pm another alert at Villanova. This one for "police activity" in a parking garage and listed as "no immediate threat." If you're keeping count, this is 3 alerts in less than a week.

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Jill McCorkel @jillmccorkel.bsky.social · Aug 27

Villanova has had 2 active shooter/swatting (no shooters found) events in less than a week. It is part of what appears to be a coordinated campaign targeting multiple American universities: apnews.com/article/acti...

Spate of hoax calls about active shooters stir fear at college campuses around the US

A rash of hoax calls about active shooters on at least a dozen college campuses around the U.S. has spread fear among students as the school year begins.

apnews.com

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Jill McCorkel @jillmccorkel.bsky.social · Aug 25

What are the consequences of this for teaching & learning & working & living on a college campus? I haven't a clue. I find myself increasingly concerned that it will a) normalize a heavy police/security/surveillance apparatus on campus and b) cause people to ignore/dismiss campus wide alerts.

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Jill McCorkel @jillmccorkel.bsky.social · Aug 25

It's the first day of the Fall semester at Villanova & we've now had 2 separate alerts of an active shooter on campus. The 1st resulted in campus-wide lockdown on Thur. The 2nd was yesterday (Sunday) & resulted in an extensive search of a dorm. Both determined to be result of hoax.

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Jill McCorkel @jillmccorkel.bsky.social · Aug 25

And we had a second series of active shooter alerts on Sunday (yesterday).

Jill McCorkel @jillmccorkel.bsky.social · Aug 22

I'm critical of that characterization. No one was shot. No one was killed. No one was seriously physically injured (there were physical injuries from stampedes). But everyone who lives, works, & attends classes at Nova were harmed. The loved ones of those who live/work/attend classes were harmed.

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Jill McCorkel @jillmccorkel.bsky.social · Aug 22

No shooter/shooting was discovered. Officials are referring to it as a swatting incident. After we got the all clear people on campus were concerned that perhaps that msg was fake. A second all clear message went out. The media, friends, & fam expressed relief that no one was "harmed."

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Jill McCorkel @jillmccorkel.bsky.social · Aug 22

The next 90 min were horrifying. Friends & fam texting me to ask my location, me texting other colleagues trying to figure out their locations, everyone searching social media for more info about location of purported shooter, & strategizing ways to safely exit campus.

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Jill McCorkel @jillmccorkel.bsky.social · Aug 22

Yesterday my phone blew up with texts. I ignored them bc I was writing. When I finally checked 1st message was in a group chat of 4 colleagues: 2 were on campus amidst an active shooter lockdown. 1 was trapped in her car in the parking garage. The other locked & barricaded inside a bldg.

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