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Centre County commissioners oppose proposed closures of SCI Rockview and Quahanna boot camp
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The Centre County Board of Commissioners voted to send a letter to the Pennsylvania Department of Corrections opposing proposals to close SCI Rockview and the Quahanna boot camp, saying projected state savings overlook local economic and safety consequences.
The Centre County Board of Commissioners voted to send a formal letter opposing a Department of Corrections proposal to close State Correctional Institution Rockview and the Quahanna boot camp, saying the closures would shift costs and harms onto Centre, Clearfield and Clinton counties.
Commissioners argued the steering committee’s estimated savings overstate long-term benefits while undercounting local economic losses and effects on inmate safety. “The savings at the state level really are being taken from the local counties in the form of losses at the local level,” Commissioner Concepcion said…
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