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| Final Piece of Corrections Reform Could Save $50 Million Annually |
| By warminster.patch.com - Eric Boehm |
| Published: 10/29/2012 |
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HARRISBURG — Gov. Tom Corbett on Thursday signed the final piece of a major corrections reform package that is estimated to save Pennsylvania $250 million over five years. The new law — dubbed the Justice Reinvestment Initiative — was passed by the state House and state Senate during the final week of the 2012 session. It provides funding to a new program created by the state in June that will allow more low-risk inmates to be kept in county jails and to enter alternative treatment programs instead of being sent to state prison. “These reforms are all part of a philosophy that says justice, in order to work, must be administered with firmness, compassion and common sense,” Corbett said in a statement. Read More. |
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