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| Wolf Administration statement ahead of Corrections’ Facility Closure Hearing |
| By fox43.com |
| Published: 01/23/2017 |
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HARRISBURG, Pa.– Administration Press Secretary J.J. Abbott released the following statement ahead of the joint hearing with the Department of Corrections (DOC) on the upcoming final announcement of facility closures: “Today, Sec. John Wetzel, a national leader in criminal justice, and his staff from the Department of Corrections, including experts on prison population and safety, will testify in front of a joint public hearing. The DOC has seen a historic reduction in their prison population and is able to close two older, expensive state correctional institutions, provide a new position to each impacted staff member, and safely relocate all effected inmates to one of the existing 24 SCIs across the Commonwealth. “The DOC’s participation in the hearing is another example of how this administration is being open and transparent while it determines which prisons to close. Allowing for public and legislative input is an essential change DOC has incorporated after the last closings. The reason that the administration brought transparency to this process was to allow communities to be heard and participate in it. We empathize with their concerns and we are listening. Read More. |
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