Pa. House Democrats: Waxman, Prison-Reform Advocates Push to Make Scandinavian Unit Permanent Fixture Statewide
May 22, 2024
May 22, 2024
HARRISBURG, Pennsylvania, May 22 -- The Pennsylvania House Democrats issued the following news release on May 21, 2024:
Today, state Rep. Ben Waxman, D-Phila., was joined by multiple prison-reform advocates for a Capitol news conference to discuss State Correctional Institute Chester's Scandinavian unit, also known as "Little Scandinavia."
Little Scandinavia is a pilot project modeled after prisons in Scandinavia, where the core values are safety, transparency . . .
Today, state Rep. Ben Waxman, D-Phila., was joined by multiple prison-reform advocates for a Capitol news conference to discuss State Correctional Institute Chester's Scandinavian unit, also known as "Little Scandinavia."
Little Scandinavia is a pilot project modeled after prisons in Scandinavia, where the core values are safety, transparency . . .