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New scrutiny for prison community corrections policies after escape
By theintell.com- Jo Ciavaglia
Published: 07/22/2014

A prior escape doesn’t automatically disqualify an inmate from Bucks County’s minimum security program, which is intended to help them transition back into the community, according to the county’s director of prison operations.

But the longstanding second-chance policy, virtually nonexistent in neighboring Montgomery County, has come under scrutiny following the June 10 stabbing of a Bensalem police officer attempting to arrest an AWOL work release inmate.

County officials are seeking more information about how the program operates and how often inmates go missing.

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