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Johnson was wanted by the Pennsylvania Department of Parole for absconding parole linked to a shooting during a home invasion on South Franklin Street, Wilkes-Barre, on Oct. 13, 2019, court ...
The Pennsylvania Parole Board (Board) is committed to protecting the safety of the public, addressing the needs of crime victims, improving county adult probation and parole services and assisting in the fair administration of justice by ensuring the custody, control, and treatment of offenders under the jurisdiction of the Board. [1]
All parole supervision now falls under the jurisdiction of the PADOC; while parole release decisions remain under the jurisdiction of the PA Board of Probation and Parole. The two agencies remain separate. Following passage of the 2021-2022 Pennsylvania budget, the merger was official and permanent. [2]
As of 2018, sixteen states had abolished the parole function in favor of "determinate sentencing". [3] Wisconsin, in 2000, was the last state to abolish that function. However, parole boards in those states continue to exist in order to deal with imprisoned felons sentenced before the imposition of "determinate sentencing".
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Pennsylvania’s probation system can trap people in yearslong cycles of monitoring and incarceration for noncriminal violations. Why some say an effort to fix Pa.’s outdated probation law does ...
On January 21, 1993, the Pennsylvania Board of Probation and Parole (PBPP) denied a parole application they received from Simon citing his high risk of continued involvement with the Philly Warlocks along with his need for substance abuse treatment. [15] Despite this, he was classified as merely a "low risk" on parole assessment documents. [16]
Dec. 15—Gov. Josh Shapiro on Friday said landmark legislation he signed into law will create more fairness in Pennsylvania's criminal justice system, ensure probation serves as a tool to help ...