A handful of Pennsylvania state prisons will resume in-person visits
Updated May 19, 2021;
A handful of Pennsylvania state prisons will being allowing in-person visits over the next two weeks, the state Department of Corrections announced.
On-site visits have been suspended since March 13, 2020, and replaced with free video visits because of the COVID-19 pandemic. More than 11,000 inmates were sickened and 138 died from the virus, according to data provided by the state.
SCI Laurel Highlands will be the first prison to allow face-to-face visits starting Saturday, followed by SCI Waymart on May 27, SCI Muncy on May 30, SCI Cambridge Springs on May 31, and then the Quehanna Boot Camp on June 3.
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Northern Tier, Pa. â First responders are getting a boost in their wireless communications with the addition of new, purpose-built FirstNet cell sites. The new infrastructure is part of a FirstNet expansion taking place across Pennsylvania, expanding coverage, capacity, and capabilities for public safety uses.
New FirstNet cell sites have launched in these locations:
Potter County: A site serving the Route 6 corridor between Coudersport and Telescope, the Pennsylvania State Troop F barracks, the Potter County Family Campground, and parts of Denton Hill State Park.
Tioga County: A site in Elkland serves the borough, the Route 49 corridor along the north side of the county, and the Route 85 corridor through Woods Corner in Steuben County, N.Y.