Following is a listing of executive and legislative action for the week of Jan. 14. Both houses of the General Assembly were in recess at press time, with members of the Pennsylvania Senate and state House of Representatives scheduled to return to session Jan. 28.

Criminal Justice

Auditor General Eugene DePasquale on Jan. 17 announced his plan to produce a special report on the benefits to society and savings to taxpayers resulting from criminal justice reform. He said Pennsylvania government is facing rising prison costs—50 percent from 2006 to 2015, from $1.6 billion to $2.4 billion—and has the highest incarceration rate in the northeastern United States, with an imprisoned population of about 47,000. DePasquale said his office will examine whether sentencing non-violent offenders to prison is putting a strain on the correctional system and driving extra costs to taxpayers.