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Wolf Administration Participates in National Project to Review Safe Inmate Population Reduction During COVID-19

October 20, 2020

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 today, the report, which was funded by Arnold Ventures and the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation, offers guidance on efforts to decarcerate, or reduce the incarcerated population, as a response…

Criminal Justice Reform,  Economy,  Press Release

Gov. Wolf: Legalization of Adult-Use Cannabis Can Lead to Economic Gains and Restorative Justice for Pennsylvanians

October 13, 2020

Governor Tom Wolf visited The Mountain Center in Tobyhanna, Monroe County today to talk about the economic growth potential and restorative justice benefits of legalizing adult-use cannabis, something the state General Assembly has not yet done despite multiple requests from the governor and Lieutenant Governor John Fetterman to take up legislation this fall. “This year,…

Criminal Justice Reform,  Press Release,  Public Safety

Gov. Wolf Signs Executive Order to Create Pennsylvania State Law Enforcement Citizen Advisory Commission

July 17, 2020

Continuing his push for meaningful law enforcement reforms, today Governor Tom Wolf signed an executive order creating the Pennsylvania State Law Enforcement Citizen Advisory Commission. This further advances his actions to address law enforcement reform and accountability that he announced in June and the first two police reform bills he signed into law on Tuesday.…

Criminal Justice Reform,  Español,  Press Release,  Public Safety

El Gobernador Wolf promulga un decreto para crear la Comisión Asesora Ciudadana de la Policía Estatal de Pennsylvania

July 17, 2020

En el día de la fecha y para continuar con la promoción de las reformas significativas a las fuerzas del orden público, el Gobernador Tom Wolf promulgó un decreto que crea la Comisión Asesora Ciudadana de la Policía Estatal de Pennsylvania. Esto promueve en mayor medida las acciones tendientes a abordar la reforma de las…

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Gov. Wolf Signs First Two Law Enforcement Reform Bills

July 14, 2020

Calling them ‘new laws that make progress in keeping every Pennsylvanian safe,’ Governor Tom Wolf today signed House bills 1841 and 1910, which both passed unanimously in the House and Senate. The bills are the first two pieces of legislation from the governor’s comprehensive police reform executive actions announced in early June in the wake…