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HARRISBURG, PA — Last week, Department of Corrections officials recognized education, barber/cosmetology, library, activities and religious employees and thanked them for the countless adjustments they’ve made this year to keep …
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HARRISBURG, PA — The Wolf Administration recently participated in a National Academies of Sciences, Engineering and Medicine project, which resulted in the report: Decarcerating Correctional Facilities During COVID-19. Released this …
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COLLEGEVILLE, PA — SCI Phoenix will provide an opportunity for the public to participate in antlerless deer hunts on the facility grounds. The dates are as follows:
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HARRISBURG, PA — The Pennsylvania Department of Corrections has developed a new, user-friendly video visitation system that includes an online scheduling component.
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HARRISBURG, PA — Pennsylvania Department of Corrections Executive Deputy Secretary for Institutional Operations Tabb Bickell announced that plans are moving forward to close the State Correctional Institution (SCI) at Retreat …
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HARRISBURG, PA — Governor Tom Wolf announced that since March 1, the population of those in state correctional facilities has been reduced by 3,471 individuals, the largest multiple-month decrease ever …
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HARRISBURG, PA — Gov. Tom Wolf issued reprieves this week for the first group of Department of Corrections inmates who met criteria for the Temporary Program to Reprieve Sentences of …
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HARRISBURG, PA — On April 8, an inmate at the State Correctional Institution at Phoenix, Montgomery County, died at the Einstein Medical Center. On April 11, the Montgomery County coroner …
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HARRISBURG, PA — Under the authority granted to him by the Pennsylvania Constitution and the Emergency Management Services Code, Governor Tom Wolf recently ordered Department of Corrections officials to establish …
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HARRISBURG, PA — Department of Corrections (DOC) Secretary John Wetzel announced that he is extending the inmate visitation suspension and the use of enhanced employee screenings indefinitely at all state-run …
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