Gov. Tom Wolf to Continue Pushing for More Criminal Justice Reforms

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Pennsylvania Gov. Wolf

Pennsylvania Governor Tom Wolf vowed to continue pushing for more criminal justice reforms during his second term in office.

The governor strongly supports common-sense and fair reforms that will help improve the state’s criminal justice system.

On Wednesday, Wolf said, “Since I became Governor, I have worked hard to reform our system so that it leads to better outcomes and saves taxpayer dollars – while also leading to less crime and fewer victims.”

“These efforts are working, but we must continue towards building the criminal justice system we all want to see in Pennsylvania,” he added.

Wolf reiterated his support for several criminal justice reforms including the following:

  • Justice Reinvestment Initiative (JRI 2) to address the high cost of imprisonment in Pennsylvania. The initiative will also strengthen support for county probation programs and fix inadequate sentencing guidelines.
  • Improvement of the pre-trial system to ensure access to competent legal counsel and bail system for those accused of crimes.
  • Enhancement of the post-trial system to ensure the rehabilitation of individuals and their preparation to re-enter society.
  • Probation/Parole Revocation and Re-sentencing to create uniformity in probation revocation procedures and ensure a correlation between risk and probation lengths, resulting in better supervision.

Wolf launches Clean Slate program

The governor made the statement during the launching of an initiative to help Pennsylvanians who committed minor criminal offenses follow through the process of sealing their criminal records under the Clean Slate law.