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HARRISBURG, PA — The Wolf Administration recently participated in a National Academies of Sciences, Engineering and Medicine project, which resulted in the report: Decarcerating Correctional Facilities During COVID-19. Released this …
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Earlier this year, House Bill 2050 was introduced – a measure to allow for the legal sale of adult-use cannabis through a permitting structure for growers, processors, and dispensaries.
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HARRISBURG, PA — Building on his criminal justice reforms and fulfilling a recommendation to modernize job licensing, Governor Tom Wolf yesterday signed Senate Bill 637, which removes outdated licensing barriers …
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HARRISBURG, PA — Governor Tom Wolf participated in a virtual event yesterday to mark the one-year anniversary of Clean Slate automatic record sealing in Pennsylvania. The governor joined a Zoom …
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HARRISBURG, PA — Auditor General Eugene DePasquale stated Pennsylvania could potentially save millions of taxpayer dollars and make society safer and stronger by continuing to reform the state’s criminal justice …
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HARRISBURG, PA — Department of Corrections Sec. John Wetzel recently released an infographic report, Crimelines, highlighting the significant drop in crime over the past 20 years in Pennsylvania.
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HARRISBURG, PA — Governor Tom Wolf, surrounded by legislators and criminal justice advocates, yesterday signed two Justice Reinvestment Initiative (JRI 2) bills, hailing them as yet another successful bipartisan effort …
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HARRISBURG, PA — Governor Tom Wolf was recently joined by Deputy Secretary of Corrections Christian Stephens and national criminal justice reform advocates in the Capitol Rotunda to push for commonsense …
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HARRISBURG, PA — Auditor General Eugene DePasquale commended Gov. Tom Wolf for announcing the launch of REFORM Alliance, a group that will work to advance criminal justice reform nationwide.
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HARRISBURG, PA — Citing a need for taking a commonsense approach to making sure the punishment fits the crime, Auditor General Eugene DePasquale announced plans to produce a special report …
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