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Board approves purchase of inmate storage totes funded by inmate welfare funds

Westmoreland County Prison Board · May 18, 2026
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Summary

The Prison Board unanimously approved buying replacement totes for inmates to store permitted cell items; the purchase is fully funded by inmate welfare funds.

The board approved the purchase of replacement totes for each inmate to store items permitted within the cell. Commissioner Sean Kertes moved to approve the purchase; Controller Jeff Balzer seconded and the motion passed unanimously. The minutes state the purchase will be 100% funded by inmate welfare funds.

The item was added to the agenda following executive session procedure described in the minutes; the board announced the reason for any agenda change before voting and then took official action. No dollar amount or vendor was recorded in the public minutes.