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Residents, advocates and commissioners urge caution as state considers closure of SCI Rockview
Summary
Public commenters and Centre County commissioners asked state officials to slow the process on a proposed closure of State Correctional Institution (SCI) Rockview, citing potential job losses, local economic impacts and the need for full facts and public input.
Centre County residents, local advocates and county commissioners pressed for a deliberate review and public input after the Pennsylvania Department of Corrections announced a process that could lead to closure of SCI Rockview.
Janet Irrent, a volunteer with the Pennsylvania Prison Society, told the Board of Commissioners during public comment that the society has long monitored conditions inside Rockview and urged local officials not to “rush to judgment” before facts and community impacts are fully known. Irrent described long-standing maintenance and staffing issues at the prison and said the society…
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