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Schuylkill County’s Prison is again burgeoning, forcing the county to send overflow to prisons in other counties. Warden David J. Wapinsky reported at a public meeting of the county Prison Board Wedne...
Schuylkill County as of Wednesday had 41 prison inmates used out-of-county at a cost of $65-$70 per inmate per day. That’s a total of $2,665-$2,870 a day. Centre County has 23, Columbia County has one...
POTTSVILLE â Schuylkill County Prison Warden David J. Wapinsky said Tuesday that the crane at the jail is helping to keep the facility operating through the coldest months. âThe big crane is lifting the new heating units onto the roof and lifting the old ones off the roof,â Wapinsky said as snow continues to cover the ground. McClure Co., Harrisburg, is working on the project, and is using the 250-ton crane to position the heaters. âItâs a big crane,â said Project Manager Mike Keninitz. Kenenitz said his company is no stranger to such massive projects. âWeâ...
POTTSVILLE â Some Schuylkill County prisoners will continue to serve their sentences elsewhere, as the commissioners on Wednesday approved an agreement to send inmates to Columbia County in 2021. âTheyâre one of the most active counties,â county solicitor Alvin B. Marshall said of Columbia and housing prisoners from elsewhere. The one-year pact is one of several the county has to relieve overcrowding at Schuylkill County Prison, President Judge William E. Baldwin said. At the last county Prison Board meeting on Dec. 9, Warden David J. Wapinsky said there were 28 inmates at...