On April 1, DOC Regional Deputy Secretary Mike Wenerowicz and Deputy Secretary of Office and Field Services Christian Stephens joined members of Families Against Mandatory Minimums (FAMM), Philadelphia Eagles' Malcom Jenkins and Will Allen, an NFL veteran of the Pittsburgh Steelers and Tampa Bay Buccaneers, for a School Zone Walking Tour in Philadelphia.
The goal of the tour was to provide an up-close-and-personal walk through neighborhoods impacted by Pennsylvania's enhanced sentences for drug trafficking in a school zone.
On the walk, FAMM explained to participants how the laws are arbitrary, unfair and target communities of color rather than people selling drugs to children.
The tour ended at the historic Eastern State Penitentiary, where Jenkins, Allen, lawmakers, news media and FAMM representatives discussed what they observed and learned.
Regional Deputy Secretary
Mike Wenerowicz (left) and Deputy Secretary
Christian Stephens (right) with Malcolm Jenkins of the Philadelphia Eagles.