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Lycoming County jail reports rising population and high rates of mental‑health medication use
Summary
Officials reported a year‑over‑year rise in average daily population to 269.13 and said 56.5% of inmates at the prison were receiving psychotropic medication; one inmate's medication was cited as costing $12,000 per month.
A corrections official reported that the county jail system saw an average daily population of 269.13 in December, with a peak population of 278 and a year‑over‑year increase from 2024 to 2025. Speaker 4 provided the figures, saying the prison averaged 200.06 males and the prerelease center averaged 38.32 males, yielding an overall daily average of 269.13 and a monthly peak of 278.
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