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How Centre County Correctional Facility has adjusted amid the coronavirus pandemic

Christina Baker

May 25, 2020 |

The Daily Collegian |

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Response Location: United States, Bellefont, Pennsylvania

Centre County, Pa., jail officials limited the spread of coronavirus inside its facility with extensive testing of all incarcerated people and staff, isolating those with the virus, barring visitors, and working with a coalition of court and law enforcement agencies to reduce the jail population. The jail, near State College, Pa., took action early with educational sessions and a rigorous cleaning regimen. Re-entry programs stepped up efforts to find housing for those released from the jail, although job prospects for them are bleak.

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