Advocates Urge Caution in Closing Prisons
26 Jan 2017

Advocates Urge Caution in Closing Prisons

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Posted at http://www.publicnewsservice.org/2017-01-24/civil-rights/advocates-urge-caution-in-closing-prisons/a56073-1 January 24, 2017 – Andrea Sears, Public News Service (PA) Play Audio in Browser Window More than 49,000 inmates currently are held in Pennsylvania state prisons. (ErikaWittlieb/pixabay.com) HARRISBURG, Pa. – Governor Tom Wolf wants to close two … Continued

Is the Commonwealth Doing Enough (re: Prison Population)?
18 Jan 2017

Is the Commonwealth Doing Enough (re: Prison Population)?

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By Andy Hoover Communications director of the ACLU of Pennsylvania Philadelphia’s Eastern State Penitentiary has been closed since 1971. Pennsylvania’s prison secretary wants to close two more prisons. Last Friday, Department of Corrections Secretary John Wetzel announced that the DOC will … Continued