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The PA Prisons and Parole PodcastAuthor: The PA Prisons and Parole Podcast
The PA Prisons Podcast takes you inside the Pennsylvania Department of Corrections to hear first-hand accounts about the programs and policies in state facilities. Episodes will feature people who work with the incarcerated and reentry populations of Pennsylvania to give you an inside look at corrections in the Keystone state. Language: en-us Genres: Government Contact email: Get it Feed URL: Get it iTunes ID: Get it |
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Episode 23: Justice Reinvestment program outcomes (Dr. Matt Kleiman)
Wednesday, 24 June, 2026
What happens after lawmakers pass criminal justice reform? Eventually, somebody has to ask: Did it actually work? In this episode, Bret Bucklen and Matt Kleiman (Executive Director of the PA Commission on Sentencing) discuss two major evaluations required under Pennsylvania’s Justice Reinvestment Initiative 2 (JRI2)—Short Sentence Parole and the State Drug Treatment Program—and what the data reveal when policy promises meet real-world outcomes.
