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Chester County Prison reports 634 average daily population for March; mental‑health caseload and program participation detailed
Summary
Warden Warren Holland reported an average daily population of 634 for March 2025 and that 63% of inmates were prescribed medical medications, 44% psychotropic medications, and 12% were on suicide watch. He also reported 195 video conference hearings and program participation figures.
Warden Warren Holland told the Chester County Prison Board of Inspectors on April 23 that the average daily inmate population for March 2025 was 634 and that the institution had no juveniles housed during the month.
Holland provided medical and mental‑health figures: about 63% of the inmate population were prescribed medical medications, 44% were on psychotropic medications and 12% were on suicide watch. Warden Holland reported a total of 67 inmates identified as seriously mentally ill — 56 male and 11 female — and said 21 inmates were receiving treatment at Norristown State Hospital. He reported zero inmates awaiting a bed and five court orders received that month for commitment to Norristown State Hospital.
The Warden said the facility conducted 195 inmate video‑conference hearings in March, which he estimated produced an approximate savings of $19,500 compared with in‑person transports. The prison completed two state correctional‑institution (SCI) transports for a total of 13 inmates and recorded 53 medical transports during the month.
Program participation included 419 enrollments across classes ranging from substance‑use and anger‑management programs to reentry and vocational offerings. Holland noted institutional programs had substantial participation and emphasized training and staff development: 10 officers completed the academy in March and nine more began training April 14; 97 officers attended additional in‑service classes.
Why it matters: population, medical and program statistics inform resource needs, staffing levels and external placements such as Norristown State Hospital. Holland said comparisons with March 2024 were unclear on the record; he stated the total inmate population on March 31, 2024, was 642 but his verbal comparison to March 2024’s average was not fully articulated during the meeting.
The information was provided as part of the warden’s routine monthly report; board members asked no substantive follow-up questions during the presentation.
