There isn’t much hope that the state Department of Corrections will reverse its decision and keep the state prisons at Cresson or Greensburg open, but a change in policy could make the process less dramatic in future closing.
 
There will be a hearing today called by the Senate Judiciary Committee to learn more about the process used by Corrections Secretary John Wetzel in choosing to close down the Cresson and Greensburg facilities and the calculations used to determine a projected $23 million savings.