Reprieve Issued for Capital Case Inmate Michael Ballard

HARRISBURG, Pa., Oct. 7, 2015 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- Gov. Tom Wolf, today, issued a temporary reprieve of the execution of Michael Ballard, whose execution had been set for October 19, 2015.

The reprieve will remain in effect until the governor has received and reviewed the forthcoming report of the Pennsylvania Task Force and Advisory Committee on Capital Punishment, and any recommendations contained therein are satisfactorily addressed.

MEDIA CONTACT: Susan McNaughton, 717-728-4025 or Susan Bensinger, 717-728-4026

SOURCE Pennsylvania Department of Corrections

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