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Centre County celebrates correctional staff and highlights low recidivism and programming
Summary
County officials recognized correctional facility staff, described programming that officials say has driven recidivism into the low 20s, and noted the facility’s small population relative to capacity and hiring needs.
County commissioners on Tuesday proclaimed May as Corrections Employee Week and used the recognition to highlight programming, staffing and low recidivism at the Centre County Correctional Facility.
“Many of our staff are running toward danger,” Glenn, a facility leader, told the board, describing work that ranges from custody and maintenance to nursing and inmate services. He said the facility offers more than 26 weekly programs totaling roughly 148 program hours and that…
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