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Lackawanna County warden reports one deficiency, four citations from Title 37 inspection; says documentation fixes underway

2370111 · February 21, 2025
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The county warden told the Lackawanna County Prison Board the facility received one deficiency and four citations in its most recent Title 37 annual inspection and described staff and documentation changes intended to correct the findings. The board approved the warden's report.

The warden of the Lackawanna County Prison told the county commissioners on Jan. 22 that the facility's late-2024 Title 37 annual inspection produced one deficiency and four citations and that staff have taken steps to correct the problems.

The warden said the inspection cited shortcomings in the official visitors log (Title 37, section 95.233), culinary inventory and accountability (section 95.23), tool and equipment inspection documentation (section 95.24), and consistent documentation for storage of cleaning chemicals (section 95.2484). He said the findings boiled down to documentation and tracking failures rather than major operational…

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