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Tags: Huntingdon
January 19, 2020 12:00 AM
By: DOC Staff

Reentrants leaving state prison often have a difficult time finding employment...


January 17, 2020 12:00 AM
By: DOC Staff

Northumberland County Children and Youth Services "Secret Santa" Christmas program provides services to hundreds of children each year...


January 17, 2020 12:00 AM
By: DOC Staff

Parole field supervision staff attended the Medical Marijuana: What You Need to Know workshop at the DOC Training Academy on Jan. 14...


January 16, 2020 12:00 AM
By: DOC Staff

As a thank-you to all Quehanna Boot Camp staff, the QBC Empowerment Committee hosted a holiday meal for all three shifts...


Tags: DOC
January 16, 2020 12:00 AM
By: DOC Staff

In 2019, as part of the State Employee Combined Appeal (SECA) Campaign, Department of Corrections employees donated more than...


Tags: Huntingdon
January 15, 2020 12:00 AM
By: DOC Staff

On the third floor, in a brick building, some men are taking seats at tables set up in a U-shape. They are there attending a relatively...


Tags: Frackville
January 15, 2020 12:00 AM
By: DOC Staff

SCI Frackville Superintendent Kathy Brittain announced SCI Frackville's Employee of the Year for 2019 is...


Tags: Retreat, Parole
January 14, 2020 12:00 AM
By: DOC Staff

SCI Retreat officials, working with the prison's Community Development Organization...


Tags: DOC
January 13, 2020 12:00 AM
By: DOC Staff

Anne Brown has been appointed the DOC's clinical dietitian and will begin her DOC career later this month...


January 13, 2020 12:00 AM
By: DOC Staff

A total of 15 CTC Braddock reentrants participated in the Braddock Borough Beautification Initiative in early January...