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Harrisburg, PA\u00a0<\/b>\u2013 Governor Tom Wolf participated in a\u00a0Washington Post Live panel<\/a>\u00a0discussion, \u201cTackling Mass Incarceration: A View from Pennsylvania,\u201d in Washington, D.C., focused on Pennsylvania\u2019s leadership role in criminal justice reform, including the state being first in the nation to pass Clean Slate legislation. Gov. Wolf was joined by Rep. Sheryl Delozier and Secretary John Wetzel, Department of Corrections. Wesley Lowry, Washington Post national correspondent, served as panel moderator.<\/p>\n

\u201cPennsylvania has taken a bi-partisan, collaborative approach to criminal justice reform,\u201d Gov. Wolf said. \u201cThe goal is to get people out of our prisons and back into being productive members of their communities and of our state, and Clean Slate makes it easier for those who have interacted with the justice system to reduce the stigma they face when looking for employment and housing.<\/p>\n

\u201cIt\u2019s my hope that Congress takes Pennsylvania\u2019s lead and passes similar legislation at the national level.\u201d<\/p>\n

The panel was part of a multi-panel series that included topics on conviction and clemency, a bipartisan approach to criminal justice reform, and the First Step Act currently being considered by Congress. Sens. Dick Durbin (D-Ill.) and Chuck Grassley (R-Iowa) participated on the First Step panel.<\/p>\n

Gov. Wolf\u00a0signed the Clean Slate legislation<\/a>\u00a0in June and has called for more meaningful criminal justice reform including passage of the second round of Justice Reinvestment Initiative or JRI2, bail and pre-trial reforms, Post-Conviction Relief Act expansion, probation and parole revocation and resentencing, and indigent defense.<\/p>\n

\u201cThe Washington Post panel discussion was an excellent opportunity for Pennsylvania to be recognized for its efforts to establish fair, bi-partisan, commonsense criminal justice reform initiatives and I\u2019m proud to have been a part of this ongoing conversation,\u201d Gov. Wolf said.\t\t<\/p>\n

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