Camp Hill Successfully Completes ACA Audit

On Oct. 25, SCI Camp Hill successfully completed its American Correctional Association (ACA) audit and received 100 percent on mandatory standards and 98.1 percent on non-mandatory standards. As with SCI Rockview, SCI Benner Township, the Training Academy and the Harrisburg and York CCC's, the actual reaccreditation will be determined at ACA's winter conference in Jan. 2019.

The auditors made the following comments about Camp Hill:

• Not only did people know what they were tasked to do, but they were knowledgeable about how they fit into the overall mission of the facility.
• The institution was clean and quiet.
• The staff were friendly and extremely knowledgeable.
• The staff showed lots of dedication.
• The grounds were impeccable.
• The institution is a well put together machine.
• This is a complex institution and we were impressed with the staff and various programs that are offered here.

Superintendent Laurel Harry said that we could have never had such a successful audit without the teamwork and efforts of everyone, and she thanked staff for sharing their knowledge and expertise with the auditors and for making Camp Hill shine!

Lastly, she mentioned that the final day of the accreditation marked the 29th anniversary of the Camp Hill riots. The results of the accreditation showed how far this institution has come over the last 29 years.