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District attorney’s office gets SABIN service agreement ratified for 2025
Summary
The Board of Commissioners ratified a 2025 service agreement for SABIN—a statewide automated victim information network—presented by the first assistant district attorney.
The Lebanon County Board of Commissioners ratified a one-year service agreement between the district attorney’s office and the Pennsylvania entity operating the SABIN automated victim information service for Jan. 1–Dec. 31, 2025.
Brian Diederich, first assistant district attorney, told commissioners that Pennsylvania SABIN is a confidential automated service that notifies enrolled individuals about changes in an inmate’s custody status—such as release, transfer or escape—and that the service is free for members of the public to sign up for. Diederich said the agreement provides the county jail with the ability to participate in the statewide automated victim information notifications and that the offender will not be notified of who signs up for alerts.
The board voted to ratify and approve the contract for the period Jan. 1, 2025, through Dec. 31, 2025. The transcript records the motion, a second and a unanimous voice vote of "aye." The agreement was provided to commissioners for review prior to the vote.
The county did not state any cost or fee in the meeting excerpt; the DA's presentation characterized the service as free for the public to enroll. The board did not discuss implementation details in the excerpt beyond approving the agreement.
