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Skip to content Pennsylvania Department of Corrections Podcast This podcast blog will highlight news and information from and about the Pennsylvania Department of Corrections. Veterans Helping Veterans… Inside the Fence A popular veterans program founded at Hampton VA Medical Center in Virginia has found its way to Pennsylvania—and in an unlikely setting. Veteran “X” has many roles, including educational and therapeutic, but at its core it is about veterans helping each other in a group setting. The program has existed since 2009, and last year it opened its first chapter inside a prison at SCI Huntingdon. Christopher Banks, Huntingdon corrections counselor 2, joins the podcast and discusses the program, how it works and how it’s helping incarcerated vets at Huntingdon. https://docpodcast.blob.core.usgovcloudapi.net/podcast/1-24%20Veteran%20X.mp3 Podcast: Play in new window | Download Author Posted on January 30, 2020 January 27, 2020 Categories Lockup Lowdown Aging in Pennsylvania Prisons As the elderly population in America eclipses younger generations, programs and services for senior citizens are more important than ever—and it’s no different inside our prisons. William Penn Fellow Ebony Johnson is a gerontologist who works directly with aging inmates to learn about their wellness needs. Ebony has interviewed elderly inmates in DOC facilities and is creating programs to help this growing yet under-served slice of the American population. Learn more about Ebony’s work and plans for the duration of her fellowship in this episode of Lockup Lowdown! Read more about Ebony on our blog , Correctional Newsfront . https://docpodcast.blob.core.usgovcloudapi.net/podcast/1-9%20Ebony%20Johnson%20-%20Aging%20Inmates.mp3 Podcast: Play in new window | Download Author Posted on January 15, 2020 January 10, 2020 Categories Lockup Lowdown A Second Chance for Inmates and the Environment Shea Zwerver at the Riparian Buffer tree-planting event in October 2019. A new partnership between the DOC, Pennsylvania Department of Conservation and Natural Resources and the Alliance for the Chesapeake Bay is giving inmates the chance to help the environment—and help themselves in the process. In this episode of Lockup Lowdown, meet DCNR’s Shea Zwerver who has led the Riparian Forest Buffer Vocational Training Program and seen inmates transform over the 14-week program as they learn in-demand job skills that benefit the Chesapeake Bay and Pennsylvania environment. Shea explains the program, how it worked and what the future holds for this project and the inmates who took part in it. But first, Shea explains the big question: What the heck is a riparian forest buffer anyway? https://docpodcast.blob.core.usgovcloudapi.net/podcast/PODCAST-Riparian-Buffers-Shea-Zwerver-10-29-19.mp3 Podcast: Play in new window | Download Author Posted on November 6, 2019 December 30, 2019 Categories Lockup Lowdown Impact of Crime: Showing Inmates a Different View In 2012, SCI Huntingdon began an Impact of Crime class to help inmates understand their crimes from their victims’ points of view. In this episode of Lockup Lowdown, Unit Manager Tim Strait and Corrections Counselor Lisa Sheeder discuss how the class works, who is involved with it and why this course is important for inmates. https://docpodcast.blob.core.usgovcloudapi.net/podcast/PODCAST-Impact-on-Crime-8-13-19.mp3 Podcast: Play in new window | Download Author Posted on August 14, 2019 December 30, 2019 Categories Lockup Lowdown Innovations Around the Opioid Epidemic In this episode, we talk to the PA DOC’s first ever winner of the Staff Innovations Award, Parole Agent Louis Zayon, about his lead in cleaning up a large open air drug market in Philadelphia. We also talk with Stanford University psychiatrist Keith Humphreys about what we know and don’t know on effective criminal justice responses to the opioid problem. https://docpodcast.blob.core.usgovcloudapi.net/podcast/Pracademically-Speaking-Episode-4.mp3 Podcast: Play in new window | Download Author Posted on July 15, 2019 December 30, 2019 Categories Pracademically Speaking Posts navigation Page 1 Page 2 … Page 6 Next page Search Search for: Search Categories Bustin' Walls Lockup Lowdown Pracademically Speaking Archives January 2020 November 2019 August 2019 July 2019 June 2019 May 2019 March 2019 February 2019 January 2019 December 2018 November 2018 September 2018 April 2018 October 2017 May 2017 April 2017 March 2017 RSS Content RSS Pennsylvania Department of Corrections Podcast Proudly powered by WordPress...