Click below to read a letter from PSCOA’s Jason Bloom in response to the proposed changes to state employees’ pensions that may be contained in Rep. Mike Tobash’s reform plan. Go to Letter
State Employees Retirement System (SERS) & Retired Employees Health Program (REHP) Richard E. Brittain, Jr. v. Commonwealth of Pennsylvania The Court has affirmed, without decision or discussion, the original decision of Judge Oler of the Commonwealth Court. Robert Storm Eastern Region Vice President rstorm@pscoa.org www.pscoa.org
PSCOA & The Bobby Wilt Foundation 1st Annual Sporting Clay Tournament Attention all Local Officials: Â On Tuesday, May 20th PSCOA will hold its first annual Sporting Clays Tournament to benefit the Bobby Wilt Foundation! The tournament will be held at the Seven Springs Mountain Resort in Seven Springs Pennsylvania. What is sporting …
Department of Corrections: Pennsylvania Department of Corrections responds to U.S. Department of Justice findings following review of mental health services.  System-wide improvements, enhanced services began in 2011; Additional reforms continue  HARRISBURG – Today, the U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) Civil Rights Division issued the findings of its investigation of the Pennsylvania prison system’s mental health …
Going to prison is never going to be the best way to stay current with new technology – unless you’re really into security innovation. Camp Hill State Prison View full size Inmates walk around the yard at the State Correctional Institution at Camp Hill. JOHN C. WHITEHEAD/The Patriot-News But the Pennsylvania Department of Corrections is …
The committee held a budget hearing with the Department of Corrections (DOC) and Board of Probation and Parole. Click to watch video of this session: Â House_Approprations_Hearing_2.12.14 John Wetzel, Secretary, Department of Corrections, noted the department has been able to reverse the trend of adding prisons and increasing the inmate population. “Now we’ve been able to …