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| Inmate slain in halfway house |
| By Philadelphia Daily News |
| Published: 07/12/2004 |
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An inmate at a halfway house in Juniata Park, Pa. was found shot to death in his room yesterday morning, police said. Geary Turner, 56, was shot once in the chest and pronounced dead at the scene at about 8 a.m., said Sgt. John Taylor of the homicide division. Turner was found in his room in the Joseph E. Coleman Center, on D Street near Erie, by a nurse, police said. There were no arrests last night, police said. Cops wouldn't discuss whether other inmates were suspects in the killing. Security is tight at the Joseph E. Coleman Center, named after the late City Council president. The 300-bed community corrections center is occupied by ex-state prisoners. Though it is called a halfway house, it looks like a medium security prison. The facility is surrounded by high chain-link fences and barbed wire. Inmates may leave the facility on work passes, but must return by night. The facility, which opened in November 2001, is operated by a Roseland, N.J., company called Community Education Centers. CEC currently operates twenty-five adult and juvenile facilities in ten states that provide rehabilitative services to over 5,000 residents daily. Last September, one of CEC's youth facilities - the Wynona M. Lipman Education and Training Center in Newark - came under fire when a prison worker severely beat a 17-year-old inmate. Though CEC either fired or suspended 8 staff members, the facility had admissions suspended by state officials due to the violence. Last month, the Lipman center was permanently closed because of financial problems, just three years after it had opened. CEC says Coleman Hall is accredited by the American Correctional Association. |
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