PUBLIC SAFETY

Working to Reduce our Prison Population

• Facing high corrections costs, Governor Corbett is making lasting reforms to our justice system that will save taxpayers money, hold offenders accountable and make our communities safer.

• Together with a bipartisan working group, Governor Corbett developed a Justice Reinvestment plan to reduce corrections costs, while improving public safety.

• The Governor’s plan works to eliminate the costly inefficiencies in the system and reduce the future criminality of the offender – turning tax burdens into taxpayers.

Tough Laws to Keep Pennsylvanians Safe

• Dedicated to fighting the war on drugs, the Governor helped criminalize the possession, use and sale of synthetic designer drugs including the dangerous substance known as “bath salts.’’

• “Lacey’s Law,” which the Governor signed into law, protects teen drivers by instituting stricter rules for drivers under the age of 18.

• The Governor advocated for and signed into law Pennsylvania’s first texting while driving ban.

• Keeping with his commitment to protect Pennsylvania’s most vulnerable from child predators, the Governor fought for the “Adam Walsh Bill,’’ which imposing tougher reporting standards for convicted sex offenders.