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| PA Prison System Taking On Drug Addiction |
| By pittsburghlive.com |
| Published: 09/27/2010 |
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James is serving a one- to three-year sentence at the State Correctional Institution in Woods Run for credit card fraud to support his drug habit. The Reading man is one of 300 inmates placed in a "therapeutic community," or TC, in which they receive intensive therapy for drug or alcohol addiction. He's also helping other residents by serving as a peer facilitator. "I've definitely benefited from being in this program," said James, 43. "I've realized that I have so much more potential than I had in my past life." SCI-Pittsburgh, once known as Western Penitentiary, closed in 2005 as a maximum-security prison because of budget and security reasons. It reopened in 2007 as a medium-security treatment center. Read More. |
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