Public hearing on Rockview safety being considered August 8, 2013 By JENNIFER MILLER (jmiller@lockhaven.com) , The Express The head of the state House Judiciary Committee is considering holding public hearings regarding security at State Correctional Institution Rockview, a matter receiving great attention following the recent brutal rape of a female clerk. Autumn Southard, chief of …
A better way to close prisons Posted: Friday, August 9, 2013, 1:08 AM By Jason Bloom When the state Department of Corrections moved to close prisons in Greensburg and Cresson without warning, it set a precedent that should concern communities that host state prisons across the state. On the evening of Jan. 8, state legislators …
Brutal sexual assault at Rockview Read more here: http://www.centredaily.com/2013/08/01/3715991/benninghoff-calls-for-state-investigation.html#storylink=cpy By Matt Carroll — mcarroll@centredaily.com (Published: August 1, 2013) A local legislator is calling for a state investigation into the brutal sexual assault of a female staff member by an inmate at the State Correctional Institution at Rockview. State Rep. Kerry Benninghoff, R-Bellefonte, said in a …
The DOC put out this press release earlier today… SCI Somerset Treating Water Outlets for Legionella (click to read memo)
Letter to the editor | Do more to protect prison employees Published: July 30, 2013 Read more here: http://www.centredaily.com/2013/07/30/3711057/letter-to-the-editor-do-more-to.html#storylink=cpy The latest assault at SCI-Rockview (“State police: Rockview inmate sexually assaulted employee,” July 26) should be the clearest signal yet that employees in that prison and state institutions across the state aren’t being properly protected. To be sure, any job in a …
Pa. union officials sue over health fund deal By MARK SCOLFORO Associated Press (originally published 5/30/13) HARRISBURG, Pa.—Leaders of the union for Pennsylvania’s state prison guards filed a lawsuit Thursday that challenges a 2009 deal struck by then-Gov. Ed Rendell to divert a large surplus from the trust fund that pays health benefits for state employees. …