PA Legislature Reforms Probation to Limit Jail for Technical Violations and Encourage Early Termination of Probation

The Pennsylvania legislature recently passed a probation reform bill which improves the conditions of probation and provides some protections to defendants under many circumstances. The bill did not go as far as advocates wanted, but it does implement some meaningful changes to probation in Pennsylvania. The governor signed Senate Bill 838 into law at the end of December 2023, and it is important to be familiar with the changes created by the new law. Learn more.