Governor Quinn Signs Law to Strengthen Mail Carrier Safety - New Law Increases Penalties for Crimes Against Mail Carriers

ROCKFORD ¬– June 15, 2012. Governor Pat Quinn today signed a new law that will protect postal workers and letter carriers by allowing judges to consider harsher penalties for violent crimes against employees of the United States Postal Service. The Governor signed the law at Illinois State Association of Letter Carriers’ annual convention in Rockford.