Diana Woodside

Director of Policy and Legislative Affairs, PA Department of Corrections. Autism Mom sharing some thoughts. All opinions are my own.

[PA Department of Corrections @CorrectionsPA]

Heading to the #PAFarmShow this week?

Grab your milkshake and swing by booth # 9 in the New Holland Arena to visit the DOC recruitment team and learn about the many opportunities and benefits of a career in corrections. #PAFS2023

[Patient Safety Authority @PAPATIENTSAFETY]

Much of what the general population knows about prison comes from Hollywood. PATIENT SAFETY managing editor, Caitlyn Allen, sat down with Erica Benning, Bureau of Healthcare director for @CorrectionsPA, to learn more about what *really* happens in prison infirmaries.

[Diana Woodside @dwttw86]

@SenatorBrowne #SB411 finally makes it across the finish line finalizing the merger between @CorrectionsPA and parole. It has been a long 5 years! #PADOC #OneTeam #Reentry

[Deb Sahd @jazziest49]

Innovation & heart lead this team effort to support #childrenofincarceratedparents through a Second Chance grant for @CorrectionsPA w/ @AmachiPgh @Chadlassiter @WrapTechInc w/thanks to @CorrectionsNews for publishing. @CLALeadership @Dr_Conte @johnewetzel @BetaInnovation

[PA Department of Corrections @CorrectionsPA]

Certified Peer Specialists at SCI Chester are known for the custom shirts they wear, but recently they took their “uniform” a step further.

CPS workers designed new masks to match their shirts, so now they’ll be even easier to spot for inmates who need support. #MaskUpPA

[Diana Woodside @dwttw86]

#letpaigeplay

[Camp Hill Crazies @CH_CRAZIES]

‘No one stuck up for me in the end': #letpaigeplay https://t.co/32lhkfSmpY

[Diana Woodside @dwttw86]

@LPGA @PIAASports

[Real_Dave_La_Torre 🍿 @David_LaTorre]

This kid deserves better. But at least ⁦⁦Mark Price (@price_laborecon⁩) is happy. https://t.co/p8qi0psYZg

[PA Department of Corrections @CorrectionsPA]

IN THE NEWS: While serving a 13-year sentence at SCI Frackville, Jose Rivera used the Second Chance Pell Program and began to turn his life around—and he now has a front-row seat to the reinvention of Allentown. #ReentryMatters https://t.co/ypSiC6u4wW

[The Patriot-News @PatriotNews]

Pa. prisons prepare to ‘reopen’ as COVID-19 threat eases https://t.co/5rWV0M3mnY

[Lebanon Daily News @LDNews]

"We're going to maximize our other mechanisms, existing mechanisms, to get people out of prison," Secretary of Corrections John Wetzel said. https://t.co/JJOGtaUmzo

[PA Department of Corrections @CorrectionsPA]

On this #143DayInPA, learn more about the pair who showed kindness and generosity by making more than 200 stylish and fun masks for the employees of SCI Greene.

View the full interview: https://t.co/xmlVVRjFNX

[Diana Woodside @dwttw86]

A very special Happy Mothers Day to all the incredible women who loved their children so very much that they chose adoption and made it possible for women like me to be called mom. I can never thank you enough Jenn. You're an extraordinary mother! #AdoptionLove

[PA Department of Corrections @CorrectionsPA]

When #COVID19 mitigation efforts began, Pennsylvania Correctional Industries set out to make 150,000-200,000 masks to help staff and inmates.

On Tuesday, PCI shipped it’s 300,000th mask!

These masks will support county jails, state veterans homes and state employees across PA.

[PA Department of Corrections @CorrectionsPA]

The DOC is extending the suspension of visits through April 10. In lieu of visits, the DOC has implemented:

💻 Video visitation
📞 5 free phone calls per week
📩 5 free emails per week

Full details about measures the DOC is taking to mitigate #COVID19: https://t.co/lQvFmWBQUr

[PA Department of Corrections @CorrectionsPA]

We’ve collected the most frequently asked questions regarding video visitation and compiled a list with the answers and explanations on our website. Check it out today: https://t.co/1KtgT3q3JL

[TheSparkWITF @TheSparkWITF]

The @CorrectionsPA has taken unprecedented steps to curb the coronavirus outbreak in Pennsylvania prisons. Secretary of Corrections John Wetzel joins us to outline the steps they are taking to sanitize the facilities and support inmates. https://t.co/LCbGttgFDK

[PA Department of Corrections @CorrectionsPA]

The DOC is launching a new video visitation program to let inmates visit with family members while in-person visits are suspended. Inmates can hold video visits with authorized visitors by using the video visitation terminals in each facility while visitors visit from home.

[PA Department of Corrections @CorrectionsPA]

To help families stay connected during the suspension of visits, inmates can now utilize:

🖥️ Video visitation (starting tomorrow)
☎️ 5 free phone calls per week
📧 5 free emails per week

[Diana Woodside @dwttw86]

Pa. state prison system turning to video chats to keep people connected during pandemic https://t.co/79fEWTrUa2

[PA Department of Corrections @CorrectionsPA]

All of our #prisonpups continue to be well taken care of by staff and inmate handlers, including the crew at SCI Pine Grove who were decked out in their favorite #StPatricksDay outfits.☘️