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Programs to help inmates at the Blair County Prison prepare for release have been nonexistent for the past year because of the COVID-19 pandemic, but that is beginning to change, according to a deputy warden who addressed the Prison Board on Thursday.
Jay B. Whitsel said several programs that ceased when the county commissioners implemented COVID-19 restrictions February and March 2020 are once again starting up.
The effort began in late February when Intermediate Unit 8 initiated GED classes.
Four inmates have been enrolled in the men’s in-prison drug and alcohol program, which resumed Feb. 22, Whitsel stated.
On March 11, the Prison’s KidsFirst program began anew.