The Lycoming County Prison Board approved several personnel hires and accepted routine financial and minutes approvals while receiving monthly reports on inmate populations, disciplinary hearings, mental health and reentry programs at a meeting where no other formal actions were taken.

Maureen, a staff member who presented personnel items to the board, told commissioners, “Morning, commissioner. We have several personnel actions for the board's review and approval.” The board moved, seconded and voted “aye” to approve the listed hires and to accept the prior meeting minutes and the expenditure report.

Board members were briefed on population figures for September. Presenters reported an average daily male population of 189.07 at the prison and 38.5 at the prerelease center, yielding a combined average daily population of 227.57. Female averages were reported as 23.43 at the prison and 14.83 at the prerelease center for a combined average daily female population of 38.27. Reported peak populations were higher than averages; speakers said the prison's male peak occurred in February and gave a systemwide month-end average daily population of 265.83 with a reported peak of 273.

The disciplinary report showed 55 hearings held in September; presenters said 53 resulted in guilty findings with lockup time imposed, one guilty finding with lockup time suspended and one not guilty finding. The 55 hearings involved 35 inmates, 10 of whom had more than one incident. The board packet also listed 22 informational reports generated during the month.

Staff presented a mental-health snapshot taken October 8 showing 303 inmates systemwide (258 males, 45 females). Of that group, presenters reported 121 inmates (39.93%) were on Roster A (no mental-health history), 75 (24.75%) on Roster B (past mental-health history, no active symptoms in the last year), 98 (32.34%) on Roster C (current mental-health issues) and 9 (2.98%) on Roster D (serious mental illness). Medication-dispensing figures given for that date showed 33% of prerelease center inmates were receiving psychotropic medications; at the prison the figure was reported as 43.69%, and the total percent within the county prison system was 41.85%.

Program and reentry reports included the prerelease center’s work-release and work-crew averages (for September presenters said about 10 males and 2 females on work release, 28 males and 13 females on work crew), and numbers on transitional action plans and program sessions. Presenters reported 93 transitional action plans had been created to date and that 307 program sessions had been completed systemwide, 37 of them in September. Reentry services statistics cited included 110 (context: program metric) with 25 mandates conducted, 32 discharges and 14 successful outcomes; the packet lists additional breakdowns though some item labeling in the transcript was unclear.

Technology- and monitoring-related figures were presented: staff said 19 active clients were receiving GPS/alcohol monitoring services (six on alcohol monitors with CAD units, seven on GPS, seven on HomeGuard devices) and cited active juvenile GPS cases as 14. The presenters noted intake and referral counts for various programs; several numeric items in the transcript were garbled and are reported here only as presented.

Administrative highlights included staff training and conference attendance. The packet cited a communications and code-of-ethics training for prerelease staff on Sept. 18 led by Doug Ellsworth and Lane Gibson; deputy Morton Barnes and PRC manager Tom (surname not specified in the transcript) attended career fairs and the Pennsylvania County Corrections Association fall conference; and other staff provided de-escalation training with partner agencies.

The packet also reported health-care cost savings figures for a stated reporting period: $140,320.21 for outpatient services and $22,984.50 (the transcript did not specify what category the second amount covered). Board members recessed into an executive session during the meeting and, upon returning, reported there was no further action taken that day. The meeting packet and the board’s staff presenters contained the detailed statistics and training logs summarized above.

The board recorded no contested votes in the meeting record; motions to approve the minutes, the expenditures and the personnel actions passed with members saying “aye.” A date for the next board meeting was mentioned in the transcript but not specified clearly; the packet or board staff should be consulted for the confirmed next meeting date and location.