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Warden reports inmate population, describes use of restraint chair after multiple self-harm incidents
Summary
The warden told the board the jail averaged 626 inmates in January and outlined several January incidents—including suicide attempts and use of pepper-ball rounds and an emergency restraint chair—saying medical staff and a psychiatrist are involved when restraints last longer than a few hours.
The Lackawanna County warden reported to the board that the jail averaged 626 inmates in January, including 464 county inmates, and summarized staffing and recent safety incidents.
The warden said the facility averaged 556 adult males, one juvenile male and 68 adult females, with U.S. Marshal detainees averaging 148 and Susquehanna County detainees averaging 14. Staffing totals were described as 170 correctional officers on shift with three full-time vacancies among 182 authorized full-time officer positions.
The warden described four extraordinary…
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