Progress Advancing on $155 Million Grant County Jail Project
Construction of the new Grant County, Wash., jail is proceeding on schedule, with the project on track for completion next summer.
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Grant County Jail tackles growth, overcrowding in rural Washington
The Grant County Jail was built in the 1980s and was outdated the moment it opened. It had been designed for just 85 inmates and rapidly outgrew its capacity.
Pennsylvania Prisons May Halt Hiring
HARRISBURG, Pa. — In an effort to save money, Pennsylvania Corrections Secretary John Wetzel has instituted a department-wide freeze on new hiring, which union representatives are calling a threat to correctional staff safety.
Pennsylvania Correctional Budget Tops $2 Billion
HARRISBURG, Pa. — The Pennsylvania Department of Corrections has requested more than $2 billion in funding for FY 2014-2015, up $77 million from Governor Tom Corbett’s last budget. The vast majority of the funds requested would be dedicated to salaries and benefit increases for the system’s more than 15,000 employees.
The Lineman: John E. Wetzel, Pennsylvania’s New Secretary of Corrections
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Name: John E. Wetzel
Age: 42
Time Served: 22 Years
Motto: Work Hard
Memberships: American Correctional Association, the American Jail Association, American College Football Coaches Association.
Last Book Read: Trickle Up Poverty: Stopping Obama’s Attack on Our Borders, Economy, and Security by Michael Savage
Hobby: Coaching college football
Football Team: Philadelphia Eagles