On April 16, Gov. Tom Wolf signed Senate Bill 449, which is aimed at sharpening the risk assessment tools—guides to whether perpetrators of domestic violence pose a continued danger to their victims—used by judges in setting bail.

Pennsylvania Sen. Camera Bartolotta, R-Washington, the main sponsor of the bill, said in a statement that many victims of domestic violence have been harmed after the initial crime was committed, because judges did not have tools to weigh the potential for further danger.

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