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| Prison populations dropped in 2018 |
| By citizensvoice.com- Samantha Melamed |
| Published: 01/15/2019 |
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Pennsylvania cut its prison population by just over a thousand inmates during 2018 — a figure equivalent to the population of one entire state prison. “The 2018 calendar year reduction represents the single largest year-over-year decrease of inmate population on record,” Gov. Wolf said in a statement that credited the decline in part to reforms instituted under his watch. “The historic decline demonstrates that common-sense criminal justice reforms work and bolsters the case for expanding reforms while ensuring the safety of all citizens.” The 2.2 percent reduction left the population at 47,370, the lowest it’s been in about a decade and just above 2007 levels. The number of prisoners newly sentenced to state prison fell by 617 people compared to 2017, while the number of parole violators declined by 575. Wolf and Corrections Secretary John Wetzel attributed the latter decrease to diversion for technical violators made possible thanks to the consolidation of the Department of Corrections and the state parole board, which Wolf merged by executive order after efforts to do so legislatively were unsuccessful. Read More. |
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