Vital Strategies: Pennsylvania Governor Wolf Issues Executive Order to Allow Early Release for Vulnerable People in State Corrections
April 11, 2020
April 11, 2020
NEW YORK, April 11 -- Vital Strategies issued the following news release:
Pennsylvania Governor Tom Wolf issued an order to release vulnerable inmates from state prisons in response to the growing threat of COVID-19 among those who are incarcerated.
Approximately 1,500 to 1,800 people will be eligible for release under the temporary reprieve program. There are a number of individuals who will be ineligible and some will be required to return to prison after the crisis.< . . .
Pennsylvania Governor Tom Wolf issued an order to release vulnerable inmates from state prisons in response to the growing threat of COVID-19 among those who are incarcerated.
Approximately 1,500 to 1,800 people will be eligible for release under the temporary reprieve program. There are a number of individuals who will be ineligible and some will be required to return to prison after the crisis.< . . .