LEWISBURG– The joint legislative breakfast meeting was held Friday morning at the Country Cupboard in Lewisburg. County Commissioners from Union, Snyder, and Northumberland Counties spoke during the meeting. Each commissioner spoke about the problems their county faces with overcrowding of prisons and ways they are combating this problem. Snyder County Commissioner Joseph Kantz talked about a program created last year to help non-violent offenders, saying, “When nonviolent criminals are prosecuted, community service ours can be handed out as a punishment. This program allows nonviolent offenders to work off a portion of their debt to society by helping local Governments and nonprofit organizations in our back yard.” Northumberland County Commissioner, Rick Shoch thanked the other county...
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