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Gov. Shapiro’s plan to close Rockview and Quehanna facilities aims to save $100M, but critics argue it could devastate local ...
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Ever since the announcement of the recommended closure of SCI Rockview and the Quehanna Boot Camp, inmates, employees, and ...
But state Rep. Dallas Kephart (R., Clearfield), whose district includes Quehanna Boot Camp, attempted a roundabout legislative path to saving both it and SCI Rockview last month.
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A retired SCI Benner worker is airing her complaints with the facility on social media and says she is not the only one.
Pennsylvania Department of Corrections Secretary John Wetzel announced that three additional facilities have finalized plans to reimplement in-person visitation. The latest facilities to confirm dates ...
Some legislators expressed concern about capacity at the state’s remaining facilities if Rockview state prison in Centre County and Quehanna boot camp in Clearfield County were to close. Rockview has ...
A man incarcerated at Rockview state prison wrote to the county commissioners about the “unintended and reckless impact of ...