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| Schuylkill County Prison can't accept more inmates until population decreases |
| By republicanherald.com- Mark Gilger Jr. |
| Published: 05/11/2016 |
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The Schuylkill County Prison cannot accept sentenced criminals until its average monthly population drops below 277. The state Department of Corrections ordered on May 4 that the facility is ineligible to take any additional prisoners sentenced between six months to five years until further notice. The DOC order said the county has failed to comply with an agreement approved last year that the inmate population would not exceed its approved capacity of 277. The agreement, approved July 28, 2015, was designed to reduce triple celling at the facility. Triple celling refers to three inmates being housed in a cell meant for one or two. The county was given until Nov. 24, 2015, to reduce its inmate population or risk not being allowed to house additional prisoners. The facility had 302 inmates that day, according to the DOC’s order. Commissioners Chairman George F. Halcovage Jr., who also serves as prison board chairman, said he thought the county was in compliance with the agreement, but the state DOC wants the monthly average inmate population to be below 277. Read More. |
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