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Lycoming County prison reports mental health rosters and psychotropic medication rates
Summary
County prison staff presented counts and percentages of inmates on mental‑health rosters and those receiving psychotropic medications across the prerelease center and jail.
Lycoming County prison staff reported inmate counts on mental‑health rosters and the share receiving psychotropic medications across facilities.
Staff said 89 inmates (31.34%) were on roster C with current mental‑health issues and 15 inmates (5.28%) were on roster D experiencing some form of serious mental illness. At the prerelease center, of 34 male inmates 12 (35.29%) were receiving psychotropic medication; of 8 female inmates 4 (50%) were receiving medications. In the jail, of 183 male inmates 88 (48.09%) were receiving medications. Overall percentages presented were: prerelease center males 38.1%, prison 45.79%, and the entire prison system 44.53%.
These figures were given as part of the board's informational reports; no new policy or funding decisions were made during the presentation. The transcript does not record discussion of treatment capacity, medication types, or clinical oversight beyond the numerical summary.
