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In this Nov. 27, 2017 file photo, a guard stands watch at the State Correctional Institution in Chester, Pa. As officials consider releasing some inmates to lessen the impact of COVID-19 on Pennsylvania prisons, county prosecutors are telling lawmakers that passing legislation to address that would avoid leaving those decisions to the governor alone. (AP Photo/Matt Rourke, File)

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FILE – This Jan. 26, 2017, file photo, shows a sign at the entrance to the State Correctional Institution at Pittsburgh. Since Democratic Pennsylvania Gov. Tom Wolf announced plans to shut down Pittsburgh State Prison to save about $81 million annually, the number of inmates at the prison has dropped from nearly 1,900 on Jan. 26, 2017, to just under 1,600 in mid-February, as state corrections officials move ahead with the closure. (AP Photo/Keith Srakocic, File)

Pittsburgh prison already shrinking as closing gets underway

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A man walks towards the entrance of the State Correctional Institution at Pittsburgh on Thursday, Jan. 26, 2017, in Pittsburgh. Pennsylvania Gov. Tom Wolf's administration said Thursday it will close the Pittsburgh State Prison to save money at a time when inmate numbers are dropping and the state faces a huge budget deficit, but has opted against an earlier plan to also shut down a second facility.(AP Photo/Keith Srakocic)

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Feds say Pa. prisons misuse solitary confinement

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