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Warden reports inmate counts, medical transports and program participation at Chester County correctional center
Summary
At the May 21 meeting the Warden reported inmate counts, medical and state-hospital activity, disciplinary hearings and program participation for April 2025, including participants in substance‑use and reentry programs and medical transport figures.
At the May 21, 2025, Chester County Prison Board meeting, the Warden provided the board with April 2025 operational statistics including inmate counts, medical transports, disciplinary actions and program participation.
The Warden reported the correctional center’s central booking had 136 bookings for the month. The record shows 47 medical transports and zero transports to state correctional institutions for the month. The Warden reported 93 major disciplinary hearings and 28 inmates housed in the restricted housing unit. The board was told 69 inmates were categorized as seriously mentally ill; 18 were receiving treatment at Norristown State Hospital and none were listed as awaiting a bed. Institutional program participation for the month was reported at 387 participants across programs including Alcoholics Anonymous, anger management, drug- and alcohol-related services, entrepreneurship workshops, flagger training certification, parenting classes, suicide-prevention training (Question, Persuade, Refer), and vocational certifications.
Finance figures cited in the Warden’s report included $1,515.13 collected for April 2025 and booking fees totaling $6,703.77. The Warden also reported there were no funds collected from the correctional center for an unspecified category (the transcript reflected this as “No funds were correct collected from the correctional center”).
Why it matters: counts of medical transports, disciplinary actions and mental-health placements affect bed availability, staffing needs and the county’s arrangements with state hospitals. Program and training participation data indicate what services inmates are receiving and are relevant for reentry planning.
What the board heard and did not hear: the Warden gave the monthly data as an operational report; the transcript records these figures but some numeric phrases in the oral report were garbled and packet materials were noted as missing by board members. The transcript does not include additional detail on program outcomes, length of stays at state hospitals, or per‑participant costs.
Sources: Warden’s April operational report to the Prison Board (reported at the May 21 meeting).
