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Warden reports February population, staffing gaps and training at Chester County Prison
Summary
The Warden told the Prison Board of Inspectors that the facility had a reported population of 705 in February 2026, outlined medical transports and disciplinary counts, and highlighted training completions and 85 current staffing openings.
The Warden provided an operational briefing to the Chester County Prison Board of Inspectors, reporting the facility population and a range of service metrics.
"705 as of the February 2026," the Warden reported, and the briefing also referenced "Today's population is a 172," figures presented in the board packet. The Warden said central booking and correctional center counts were included in the packet and thanked the sheriff for assistance with transports.
The briefing listed 1 transport to a state correctional facility involving 10 inmates, 41 medical transports in the month with 15 taken to emergency rooms, and one correctional emergency unit activation. The packet also listed disciplinary actions (number in the transcript is recorded as "2 39"), and the Warden said video conferencing was used 157 times during the reporting period, with reported savings of $15,700.
On behavioral health, the Warden reported 99 inmates designated as seriously mentally ill (85 male, 14 female), 19 housed at a state mental hospital and no inmates listed as waiting for beds at that facility. Institutional receipts and fees were read aloud and recorded in the packet: commissary/financial-responsibility collections of $5,591.80 and inmate booking fees of $9,006.60.
On staffing and training, the Warden said 10 officers completed basic six-week training, four new officers are scheduled to start on April 20, four officers left since the last meeting, and the facility currently shows 85 openings. The report listed multiple in-service trainings offered to staff, including weapons qualification, record writing, PREA and mental health first-aid instruction, defensive tactics and gang identification.
The Warden also provided facility updates: yard enclosure work will begin its first phase in April and a roof project is ongoing and expected to be completed in about six weeks.
The board did not debate or alter the operational numbers during the meeting; routine motions and approvals followed the report. The meeting packet and the Warden's presentation provide the record of the data presented; the board did not present additional clarifying numbers for items in the transcript that were unclear (for example, the disciplinary count noted above).
