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Director reports 8 residents, 26 admissions and 23 incident reports at Westmoreland juvenile facility
Summary
The facility's director told the Juvenile Detention Board the center had 8 of 16 beds occupied, 26 admissions in 2026 and 23 incident reports since Jan. 1, with 19 incidents recorded between Feb. 23 and Apr. 27 including 4 assaults.
The Juvenile Detention Center director reported that the facility had 8 residents of 16 beds available at the time of the April 27, 2026 board meeting and that Westmoreland County admissions for 2026 totaled 26 (no out-of-county admissions reported).
Staff also reported 23 incident reports since Jan. 1; between Feb. 23 and Apr. 27 there were 19 incidents, described in the report as including four resident assaults, six safety interventions, three medical-health incidents and two mental-health incidents. The report did not provide additional detail about individual incidents or follow-up actions during the meeting.
