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HARRISBURG, PA — At the request of Senator John Kane (D- Chester/Delaware) and Representative Tina Davis (D- Bucks), the Pennsylvania Senate Democratic Policy Committee this week held a hybrid in-person …
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HARRISBURG, PA — Following the successful reintroduction of in-person inmate visitation at five Pennsylvania Department of Corrections (DOC) facilities in May and early June, the DOC Secretary John Wetzel announced …
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HARRISBURG, PA — State Reps. Donna Bullock, D-Phila., and Tina Davis, D-Bucks, were joined by state Sen. John Kane, D-Delaware/Chester, at a news conference Wednesday at Eastern State Penitentiary supporting …
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HARRISBURG, PA — Thirteen clemency applicants sentenced to life in prison will soon be freed to a Community Corrections Center and eventually paroled because Governor Tom Wolf signed their commutations …
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HARRISBURG, PA — Last week, Department of Corrections officials recognized education, barber/cosmetology, library, activities and religious employees and thanked them for the countless adjustments they’ve made this year to keep …
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WEST CHESTER, PA — Chester County Prison has been selected as state-wide winner, receiving the 21st Century Criminal Justice Best Practices Awards in the large jail category for its Cognitive …
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HARRISBURG, PA — Pennsylvania Board of Pardons Chairman Lt. Gov. John Fetterman announced recently that pardons and commutations public hearings will be held September 1-4, with testimony occurring virtually for …
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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 — Under the authority granted to him by the Pennsylvania Constitution and the Emergency Management Services Code, Governor Tom Wolf recently ordered Department of Corrections officials to establish …
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