HARRISBURG (Oct. 16) – The state’s parole moratorium could end as early as next week for nonviolent offenders, Gov. Ed Rendell announced Thursday morning.

With overcrowded prisons and the need to cut spending in response to projected revenue shortfalls, the only obstacle keeping the moratorium in place, Rendell said, is the lack of a definition for the term “nonviolent offender.”

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