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Chamber sees softer side of prison with pups, flowers
By newsitem.com- Andy Heintzelman
Published: 08/20/2014

COAL TOWNSHIP - The puppies were cute and the flowers simply beautiful.

Just another day at SCI-Coal Township.

Yes, pet care and gardening are part of the daily duties for some inmates at the medium-security facility, tucked in the forest east of Geisinger-Shamokin Area Community Hospital. They were surprising elements, amid the regiment and razor wire, for approximately 35 members of the Brush Valley Regional Chamber of Commerce who visited SCI-Coal Township Tuesday.

A tour of the prison grounds was part of the chamber's monthly luncheon, hosted by one of its newest members - the prison.

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