Partnership Leads to Wheel Refinishing Unit at Forest
December 17, 2018 12:00 AM
A joint venture between SCI Forest, Pennsylvania Correctional Industries, Bureau of Correction Education (BCE) and Pennsylvania Department of Transportation (PennDOT) has come to fruition in the form of the Wheel Refinishing Unit at SCI Forest.
PennDOT provides used truck rims that are then inspected, bead blasted, powder coated and heat treated by inmate students at the prison. This work is the initial phase of the long-awaited Correctional Industries at Forest.
When the main project is completed in early 2020, PennDOT vehicles and snowplows will be completely refurbished. BCE has an important part in the form of a Heavy Equipment Repair class, which will ensure the student/workers gather the needed skills for reentry.