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PSCOA-DWCO Staff Wellness Survey

How well are you? We want to know. Participate in the PSCOA Member Well-being Survey and help PSCOA advocate for you by shaping resources, policy and staff wellness programs What: Anonymous and de-identified PSCOA Member Well-being survey When: 15th of October 2019 – 15th of November, 2019 How: much of your time: about 25 minutes …

PSCOA Staff Wellness

Dear Members, October 15th, the PSCOA will put out a survey to the H-1 Membership. We are asking all H-1 Members to participate in a Wellness study that is being conducted by the Desert Waters group. This survey should take approximately twenty minutes to complete. We all know that working in a correctional setting can …

Pa. DOC sets hearing on SCI-Retreat closure

September 28, 2019 Times Leader News By Roger DuPuis – rdupuis@timesleader.com NEWPORT TWP. — State officials have scheduled a public hearing on plans to close the State Correctional Institute at Retreat. The hearing is set for 7 p.m. Oct. 17 in the auditorium at Greater Nanticoke Area Senior High School, 425 Kosciuszko St., Nanticoke. According …

New memorial honors COs who responded on 9/11

The first-of-its-kind memorial recognizes the more than 1,000 COs who responded during and in the aftermath of the attacksSep 11, 2019 By C1 Staff NEW YORK — A granite memorial honoring corrections officers who bravely responded to the September 11 terrorist attacks was unveiled Saturday at Rikers Island. According to NY1, the first-of-its-kind memorial recognizes …

Bobby Wilt Transition

Dear Members: We have met as a team and agree that to better serve the members of the H-1 unit, we will be changing the name of the Bobby Wilt Foundation to the Corrections Benevolent Fund. By changing the name to the Corrections Benevolent Fund, it will allow us to continue to seek donations but …

Proposal to close SCI Retreat and CCC Sharon

To All, It is unfortunate that I have to pass on this information given to us today from the DOC. They are officially going to make a public announcement of a proposal to close SCI Retreat and CCC Sharon. They plan to have a public hearing in Luzerne County before making a final decision. At …