STATE COLLEGE, Pa. (WTAJ) — The state's Department of Corrections (DOC) said a decline in prison population was a key factor in the decision to recommend State Correctional Institute Rockview and Quehanna Motivational Boot Camp for closure, but data suggests SCI Rockview has already been gearing up for closure.

WTAJ received multiple letters from inmates and emails from prison staff at SCI Rockview that all said inmates were being rapidly moved out over the last few months. When WTAJ reached out to the Shapiro Administration and DOC, the DOC released a statement claiming, "Any transfers to or from SCI Rockview at this time are part of routine Department business."

An August prison population reports shows just how many inmates were moved out. Since July, at least 125 prisoners were reloc

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