Pa. Prison Officials Plan To Close Another Prison

HARRISBURG, Pa. (AP) – Pennsylvania prison officials are planning to close another prison, as the inmate population continues to decline and prison costs rise.
A state lawmaker, Sen. John Yudichak, told The Associated press on Wednesday that prison officials had just briefed him and Retreat state prison staff in northeastern Pennsylvania about its plans to close it.
Gov. Tom Wolf’s office isn’t commenting.
Retreat has about 400 employees and is at full capacity with almost 1,10