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Prison board flags court backlog as potential driver of future jail population
Lycoming County Prison Board · November 14, 2025
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Board members discussed a reported backlog of roughly 1,100 cases and the strain that unresolved trials could place on county jail population, noting homicide pretrial cases and variability in plea decisions and scheduling.
Speaker 1 raised concerns about a reported backlog of approximately 1,100 cases and what that number might mean for future prison population levels. "We had learned the other day, that it's approximately 1,100 cases," Speaker 1 said, adding that the board worried about what…
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