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Three Locations Proposed For New Blair Co., Prison

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An engineering firm has recommended to the Blair County Commissioners, three possible sites for a new one-hundred-million dollar prison. The three sites include Sheraton Drive behind the Altoona Grand Hotel, West Plank Road behind the Hollidaysburg Veterans Home, and Route 36 and Charger Highway. These recommendations are all part of the design and planning phase of the new prison, and will take up to a year to complete. The current prison, w…

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Blair County Commissioners reveal results of county prison feasibility study

HOLLIDAYSBURG, Pa. (WTAJ) — Results from a feasibility study were revealed during the Blair County Commissioner's meeting Thursday morning about a new prison facility. The current prison on Union St. has had issues with capacity and other programming. One big part of the problem is the age of the prison. It's been standing tall in the downtown area since the 1800s and is unable to continue being renovated. "The prison is, you know, 150-some year…

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