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The Bedford County Correctional Facility is making some strides toward improving on some of its past struggles, according to county officials.

Bedford County officials are continuing to discuss a proposed facility that would better connect inmates leaving the jail to rehabilitative services.

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But Warden Joseph Eichenlaub said he doesn’t want the facility to stop improving every day. “The changes we have made have been subtle and slight, but our efficiency is improving, and we’re always working towards a better tomorrow,” Eichenlaub said during a meeting with media Monday, his first day as the jail’s permanent warden. Eichenlaub has been serving as the acting warden at the jail since Jan. 11, a few days before the county commissioners announced former Warden ...

A new warden was been selected to lead operations at the Bedford County Correctional Facility. Capt. Joseph H. Eichenlaub of Hollidaysburg, who has served as the acting warden at the jail for the past three months, will become the permanent warden on April 19. The county’s prison board unanimously voted to approve hiring Eichenlaub at its meeting on Friday. The county commissioners said they will approve the hire on Tuesday. Commissioner Deb Baughman, chairwoman of the prison board, said f...

Bedford County officials on Friday announced the warden of the Bedford County Correctional Facility and two deputies were no longer employed following an investigation into the facility’s operations.