How a PA woman’s rare 2nd chance at freedom was reversed

RUTH'S HOUSE: How the love found here gave Arrika a second chance at life

During difficult times, it is often easy to give up and allow the flood of hardships before us to take over and direct our future. Arrika’s story (name changed for privacy) shows us that it is never too late to…

How a PA woman’s rare 2nd chance at freedom was reversed

Justice System No Coming Home An incarcerated woman’s hopes of obtaining freedom vanished after Pa.’s powerful pardon board took an unprecedented second vote. March 3, 2025 by Danielle Ohl Spotlight PA Photo illustration by Emily Scherer for Spotlight PA Sources from left: Commonwealth Media Services; courtesy of Cornelius Harp; via YouTube. Support This Work Gail Stallworth was trying to win the lottery. At least, that’s what it felt like. I…

Rare 2nd chance at freedom for Pa. woman serving life sentence reversed in unprecedented revote

The Board of Pardons reopened the case after opposition from the victim’s family arrived two months after its first vote.

Rare Second Chance For PA Woman Serving Life Sentence Reversed In Revote

The Board of Pardons reopened the case after opposition from the victim’s family arrived two months after its first vote.

Rare Second Chance at Freedom for PA Woman Serving Life Sentence Reversed in Unprecedented Revote

The Board of Pardons reopened the case after opposition from the victim’s family arrived two months after its first vote. By Danielle Ohl, Spotlight PA Pictured above, from left to right: Lt. Gov. Austin Davis (Commonwealth Media Services); Gail Stallworth (courtesy of Cornelius Harp); and then-Attorney General Josh Shapiro at a Board of Pardons meeting (via YouTube). Photo courtesy of Emily Scherer / For Spotlight PA Spotlight PA is an independ…