I'm a Pennsylvania Lifer. I did something 17 years ago when I was 23 years old. I was forced to do what I did. I was defending myself. My crime was not 1st degree murder but needless to say, I was convicted of that.
Appeals are ridiculous in Pennsylvania.
The parole system for a Pennsylvania Lifer does not exist. I say I do not deserve to spend the rest of my life in prison. The law of Pennsylvania says I do not deserve any kind of a second chance or parole. Commutation in Pennsylvania means nothing in terms of any kind of relief, to a deserving Pennsylvania Lifer. Some Lifers deserve a second chance and forgiveness.