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The applicants, sentenced to life in prison, will soon be freed to a Community Corrections Center and eventually paroled. (Shutterstock)
HARRISBURG, PA Gov. Tom Wolf has signed 13 commutations, as recommended by the Pennsylvania Board of Pardons. The applicants, sentenced to life in prison for murder charges, will soon be freed to a Community Corrections Center and eventually paroled. These 13 individuals have served time for their crimes and deserve now a second chance, Gov. Wolf said in a statement. They now have a chance to begin a life outside of prison that I hope is fulfilling for each of them.
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Gov. Tom Wolf on Friday signed 13 commutations, including three people from Allegheny County who were convicted of murder.
Eric I. Eisen, 52, who served 26 years; Charlie J. Goldblum, 71, who served 42 years; and Avis Lee, 59, who served 40 years are among those who will soon be released to a community corrections center and eventually paroled, according to a news release from the governor’s office.
Others who received commutations were largely from Philadelphia, with one person from Lancaster.
“These 13 individuals have served time for their crimes and deserve now a second chance,” Wolf said in the release. “They now have a chance to begin a life outside of prison that I hope is fulfilling for each of them.”
Thirteen clemency applicants sentenced to life in prison will soon be freed to a Community Corrections Center and eventually paroled because Governor Tom Wolf signed their commutations yesterday.