probation

CNN’s Van Jones on what unifies America: ‘We have to fix the probation system’

BY: - September 29, 2019

On Tuesday, the CNN host joined with more than 100 activists affiliated with REFORM and the D.C.-based Families Against Mandatory Minimums (FAMM) in the Capitol to explain how the probation system is broken and call on lawmakers to fix it.

COMMENTARY

Pa’s broken probation laws are fuel for the mass incarceration crisis. We need to fix them now | Opinion

BY: - September 20, 2019

I’ve put myself through school. I’ve started a small business. I’m a good father. I don’t drink or do drugs. What more does Pa need from me?

Senators Camera Bartolotta, R-Washington, and Anthony Williams, D-Philadelphia, announce their probation and parole reform bill in the Capitol rotunda on Jan. 28.

‘It’s extremely important’: Senate schedules marathon hearing on probation and parole reform

BY: - June 23, 2019

Pennsylvania is one of only eight states that puts no limit on how long someone can serve probation.