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Open letter to Governor Josh Shapiro:

Governor Josh Shapiro, you are responsible for the activities of the Pennsylvania Board of Pardons.

As of February, 2026, John S. O'Brien II is serving on the severely broken Pennsylvania Board of Pardons, because you nominated him.

O' Brien's testimonies in court against juvenile lifers reveal someone who should not hold a position of such power.

You made a care-less mistake, impacting many vulnerable people and their communities.

Submitted on behalf of Betty Heron

request to the severely broken Pennsylvania Board of Pardons is available for review here.

The Penn Art Collection is exhibiting the portrait and video of

deceased juvenile lifer

on permanent exhibition beginning on March 9 at

The University of Pennsylvania Carey Law School

Law Library.

A New Presence in the Pardon Garden

Figurative ceramic sculpture totems will be located throughout the garden in the spring of 2026.

Some of the mural portraits of life-sentenced women will be moved to a more visible site for advocacy, to be announced.

Click on Kennetta to see video of her. Here she is portrayed as an Ancient

Other is A Part I, 60"x60", oil on canvas, 2025