John Wetzel

Less Than Half a Percent of Pennsylvania Prisoners Have Been Granted Emergency Release During the Pandemic

Advocates had hoped Governor Tom Wolf would use his executive reprieve power to release thousands of people from prisons in the face of COVID-19.

Joshua Vaughn May 29, 2020

Amid COVID-19 Panic, Pennsylvania Republicans Warn Governor Against Taking Executive Action to Release Prisoners

They tell Tom Wolf that taking any unilateral actions to reduce the state’s prison population would endanger public safety.

Joshua Vaughn Apr 09, 2020

Over 100 Pennsylvania Prisoners are Held in Solitary Confinement — With No End in Sight

Maura Ewing, Matt Stroud Feb 21, 2018