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Prison population and mental‑health metrics discussed; DOC inspection preliminary findings noted
Summary
Board staff reported monthly inmate averages and rostered mental‑health breakdowns, and told the board a Title 37, Chapter 95 Department of Corrections inspection produced a preliminary findings report that must be answered within 30 days.
Presenter reported June and a July 7 snapshot of the Lycoming County prison system, describing average daily populations and the facility mental‑health composition.
According to the Presenter, the jail system had a July 7 snapshot of 324 inmates (270 males, 54 females). The Presenter reported roster breakdowns the county used for mental-health tracking: about 31.48% reported no mental-health history (roster A), about 18.52% with past history but no recent symptoms (roster B), about 44.44% with current mental-health issues (roster C) and about 5.56% classified as having serious mental illness (roster D). The Presenter said medication rates at the prerelease center and prison were 36.96% (males) and 55% (females) at the prerelease center, and 42.93% (males) and 54.84% (females) at the prison, producing a systemwide share of roughly 44.04% of inmates on psychotropic medication.
The Presenter also summarized the prison discipline report for June: 43 hearings conducted, 41 guilty findings with lockup time imposed, one guilty finding with suspended lockup time and one not-guilty finding; those hearings involved 28 inmates, ten of whom had more than one incident.
On inspections, the Presenter said the Department of Corrections Office of County Inspections and Services conducted a Title 37, Chapter 95 inspection on June 3; the board received a preliminary findings report the day before the meeting and the county has 30 days to respond. "We will have 30 days to respond to that report," the Presenter said, and added the staff intends to achieve full compliance with DOC standards.
Several numeric lines in the transcript that related to monthly peak figures were unclear or appeared garbled; where the transcript gave inconsistent or obviously corrupted month/peak lines, the reporter has noted those items as unclear and omitted specific peak-month claims.
The meeting included notice of staff trainings (firearms qualification and supervisory development) and participation in the Lycoming County Career Fair at 3rd Street Plaza.
No public commenters addressed these reports during the meeting.
