Committee approves resolution directing parole study by JSGC
House Resolution 594 directs the Joint State Government Commission to study Pennsylvania's parole process and report recommendations within 18 months; an amendment removed a problematic resolved clause and the resolution passed 25–1.
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The committee approved House Resolution 594, which directs the Joint State Government Commission to study the Pennsylvania parole process and provide recommendations to the Senate and House Judiciary Committees. Counsel said the report is due within 18 months. The Briggs amendment a04221 removed a resolved clause that counsel said could have made the study difficult to complete; the amendment was drafted with JSGC input.
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