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| State’s corrections work seen as example for the nation |
| By post-gazette.com- Tracie Mauriello |
| Published: 07/16/2014 |
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WASHINGTON — Pennsylvania’s secretary of corrections is becoming a regular on Capitol Hill and a voice lawmakers turn to as they shape federal prison reform policy. A month ago, Secretary John E. Wetzel and Gov. Tom Corbett addressed lawmakers during a Senate briefing on prison recidivism. And Tuesday, Mr. Wetzel was back to provide more details, this time to the House Judiciary Committee. Pennsylvania’s three-year recidivism rate decreased by 7.1 percent since 2008, according to a recent report commissioned by the Justice Center of the Council of State Governments. Lawmakers in Washington want to know how Mr. Wetzel’s department achieved that. Read More. |
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