Quehanna Boot Camp
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| Location | Karthaus Township, Clearfield County, Pennsylvania |
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| Security class | Minimum-Security |
| Opened | June, 1992 |
| Managed by | Pennsylvania Department of Corrections |
Quehanna Motivational Boot Camp is a mixed-sex, six-month, military-style boot camp program operated by the Pennsylvania Department of Corrections in rural Clearfield County.
The creation of Quehanna
[edit]Quehanna was established in the 1990s as the department's first boot camp, utilizing both federal and state funding. The camp opened in June 1992, during the Robert P. Casey administration.
The program
[edit]Inmates are assigned to the boot camp from their designated diagnostic centers (State Correctional Institution - Camp Hill or State Correctional Institution – Muncy), where they undergo strength testing. The program is six months long and involves intense physical activity and strict discipline.[1] Vocational training, substance abuse counseling, and other counseling services are provided. Upon successful completion of the program,[2] the inmate is released on parole.
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ "Prison Boot Camp Site Selected" - Washington, PA Observer-Reporter, 3/14/1991 (Retrieved: 5/6/2011)
- ^ Pennsylvania Department of Corrections - Quehanna Motivational Boot Camp
External links
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Above facilities are male-only unless noted by ♀(female) or ♂♀ (unisex) | |
