Gov. Tom Wolf says it's time to change Pennsylvania's probation system

Carrie Pettus-Davis, Mark Holden, and other leaders from Safe Streets and Second Chances joined Pennsylvania Governor Tom Wolf at a press conference in Harrisburg to detail his plans to enact deep reforms to the Pennsylvania probation system. The Governor's goal is to change probation laws to allow those who have served time better opportunities to get back on their feet and get out of the legal system.

"We need to eliminate excessively lengthy probation sentences and create a system that allows all Pennsylvanians to succeed," Wolf said Monday.

Research from the 5-Key Model for Reentry trial currently being conducted in seven states including Pennsylvania was used to support the Governor's efforts.