Rockview closure news

[nymphingmaniac]

Access to Spring Creek is now available, so this won't change. However, if they sell off the farm land and replace it with an industrial park and blacktop........
who knows what will happen

DOC Makes Final Recommendation to Close Rockview Prison, Quehanna Boot Camp

Gov. Josh Shapiro's administration is poised to move forward with closures of Rockview state prison in Centre County and Quehanna Boot Camp in neighboring

www.statecollege.com

 

[wgmiller]

I realize that 650 people are employed at SCI Rockview, but it's hard to believe there is much logic in keeping a 110 year old prison open. I'd have to suspect that place is as energy inefficient as they come and just a nightmare to maintain.

 

[DaveKile]

Access to Spring Creek is now available, so this won't change. However, if they sell off the farm land and replace it with an industrial park and blacktop........
who knows what will happen

DOC Makes Final Recommendation to Close Rockview Prison, Quehanna Boot Camp

Gov. Josh Shapiro's administration is poised to move forward with closures of Rockview state prison in Centre County and Quehanna Boot Camp in neighboring

www.statecollege.com

Thanks for sharing that one. Let's hope the direction after closing is one for better public interest. This general area is seeing a lot of pressure. More natural protection and less asphalt would be much better.