(Apr 02, 2019) Rep. Edward C. Gainey, Rep. Jordan A. Harris
PHILADELPHIA, April 2 – Flanked by legislators, advocates and supporters, state Rep. Jordan Harris, D-Phila., House Democratic whip, and Rep. Sheryl Delozier, R-Cumberland, were joined by the REFORM Alliance in outlining legislation they plan to soon introduce that would reform Pennsylvania’s parole and probation system. “Out of all 50 states, Pennsylvania has the second highest percentage of citizens on probation and parole,” Harris said. “These lengthy probation sentences are unnecessary and only hold down people who are trying to right their lives and become productive members of society again.” Harris and Delozier were joined by a bipartisan group of legislators, including state Reps. Stephen Kinsey, D-Phila., chairman of the Pennsylvania Legislative Black Caucus, Greg Rothman, R-Cumberland, Ed Gainey, D-Allegheny, and Mike Jones, R-York, as well as multiple advocacy groups, including The Commonwealth Foundation, Americans for Prosperity, #cut50, Justice Action Network, Families Against Mandatory Minimums and Gene Barr, president of the Pennsylvania Chamber of Business and Industry. Also joining Harris and Delozier was REFORM CEO, activist, author and CNN host Van Jones, REFORM co-chair and award-winning recording artist Meek Mill, and REFORM co-chair and co-owner of the Philadelphia 76ers and Fanatics Executive Chairman Michael Rubin. “With this proposed legislation, we want to put people on Read more