Shapiro’s Pa. prison closures would improve conditions, but come at a steep cost to staff

Shapiro’s Pa. prison closures would improve conditions, but come at a steep cost to staff

Dywayne Grasty remembers his first summer in SCI Rockview — an aging state prison in Centre County — last year. His 6-inch fan from the commissary that cost him $10.62 only circulated hot air. There was mold in his cell. Paint peeled off the walls. He had to take cold showers to cool off.