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Home My WebLink AboutCOMM - Meeting Minutes - 2-P - 2-16-1972 - PRISON BOARDALA"RY MINUTE. BD11K BOARD OF COUNTY COMMISSIONERS . WASHINGTON COUNTY, PENNSYLVANIA MICHAEL R. FLYNN, JOHN R BEVEC, JOHN MAZZA, COMMISSIONERS LA Meeting, Sheriff Debreczeni and Commissioners Jones and Paluso, who might like to have a thorough inspection of the jail prior to that time. Is there any other business ? Moved by Mr. Flynn, seconded by Judge Curran, that the meeting adjourn. Meeting adjourned. THE FOREGOING MINUTE READ AND APPROVED: ATTEST: Minute No. 2-P 1972 SECRETARY J. J1 "1 J. J..1 ", I., J, J, J' .1..�..1..1. J� J' - -.1 ", I., ", 1.1-,-,i:C i.. i.. .. �...J, i�, i�, i�, " i�, i,, "- � i.. : i.. �.. i.. i...i. �i.. i.. Office of the County Commissioners Washington, Pa., February 16, 1972 The Prison Board of the County of Washington met in the Commissioners' Confer- ence Room at 11:30 a. m. , Wednesday, February 16, 1972, with the following members being present: District Attorney Costa; Sheriff Debreczeni; Controller Elish; Commissioner Flynn; Commissioner Jones; Commissioner Paluso; and Judge Gladden. Absent being: Judge Curran; Judge Marino; and Judge Sweet. Also present being: Warden Roupe; Solicitor Capano; Repor- ter Robertson of the Observer -Reporter; and Reporter Roule of the Monongahela Publishing Company. Meeting called to order by Chairman Chairman asked if there were any corrections, additions, or omissions to Minute No. 1-P, each member of the board having received a copy. Hearing none, the minutes of the last meeting will be approved, as read. Commis- sioner Paluso read a report submitted by himself and Sheriff Debreczeni, upon their inspection of the jail. (copy of said report attached on page 1-a) Judge Gladden asked that a copy of this report be given to Warden Roupe, so that he can prepare an answer to what corrections will be made for these conditions and report this to us next month. A copy of this report is also to be given to Mr. Flynn and Mr. Jones, who are to make an inspection of the jail for the next meeting. Mr. Jones was unable to inspec; the jail this month because of prior commitments. Judge Gladden: Before the Commissioners leave, Mr. Roupe might pass out copies of his annual report to those members who are present. While we are doing that, Mr. Elish will you read out the prison bills ? 11 E s,✓2oA20 SALARY MINUTE BOOK 07 BOARD OF COUNTY COMMISSIONERS WASHINGTON COUNTY, PENNSYLVANIA MICHAEL R. FLYNN, JOHN P, BEYEC, JOHN MAZZA, COMMISSIONERS (page 1-A) February 16, 1972 Honorable Thomas Gladden Chairman, Washington County Prison Board Dear Sir: According to your instructions of January, 1972, an inspection of the Washington County Jail was conducted on February 14, 1972, by Sheriff Alex Debreczeni and myself. The following report is respectfully submitted. In view of the difficult conditions presented by the complete plumbing renovation of the cell blocks, the leaking unsatisfactory roof and the lack of storage facilities; we found the jail to be exceptionally clean and well kept. Warden Roupe and his staff are to be highly commended for the excellent conditions found during this inspection tour. Our specific findings are listed as follows: (1) Hospital -- Generally in good shape but crowded. Walls around sink need painted. (2) Mens Room -- Very clean and well -kept but crowded due to the necessity of stow- ing of, equipment normally kept in the old tunnel. This space cannot be used because of the excessive sweating of pipes. (3) Laundry -- Well painted, equipment old but well maintained, neat and clean. (4) Holding Cells -- Badly in need of lighting, the inspection party seriously questions the need of this type of archaic facility. (5) Storage Room -- (personal belongings and staples) Floor and walls need painting. January 19, 1972 (last Prison Board meeting) (6) Walk in Coolers -- Relatively good condition considering their age, coils are icing up considerably and we recommend a fan be placed in each one to provide circulation. (7) T. V. Monitoring station -- Despite very considerable investment by the County, there is one (1) out of nine (9) receivers usable due to the long uncorrected breakdown of the cameras. (8) Women's Cell Block -- Clean, equipment in good working order, (9) Wing S-R -- Very good condition, new plumbing approximately 8016 completed. (10) Roof -- Skylight portion of roof is in very bad condition. (11) Kitchen -- Very neat and clean, equipment in extremely good repair both operationally and in appearance. The inspection party makes the following recommendations: (1) A closed metal clothing and personal effects cabinet should be secured immediately for the wom en' s wing. (2) Sinks should be placed in each of the commonshower rooms to provide hot and cold water for shaving since at present hot water is only available from the one shower head in each range. (3) The top floor circular grating should be enclosed with plywood or similar material and this area used for storange. Top priority should be assigned to the repair of the leaking roof. Respectfully submitted, Edward M. Paluso Alex Debreczeni 3�8Q,Jo`il &,goea SALARY MINUTE BOOK BOARD OF COUNTY COMMISSIONERS . WASHINGTON COUNTY, PENNSYLVANIA MICHAEL R. FLYNN. JOHN P. BEVEC, JOHN MAZZA, COMMI'SS1ONERS Prison Bills for the Month of January 1972: Prison bills for the month of January 1972 were read by Controller Elish in the amount of $4111.03 (2481 Prison Days) a list of said bills attached hereto and made a part hereof. payment. Moved by Mr. Jones, seconded by Mr. Paluso, that the bills be approved for Motion carried by unanimous vote cast by the Board signifying their approval irerbally by stating "Aye. " The 1971 Annual Report of the Washington County Prison was presented by Warden Roupe. (copy of said report attached on page 2-a) Remarks: Mr. Roupe: The commodes were finished today. The spigots will come later. Mr. Paluso: I think we should authorize them to put in about six sinks. It would be a minor expense to arrange to have hot water. Mr. Debreczeni: What Mr. Paluso is bringing out is when we have the new showers, all we have to do is put in an ordinary sink, then the fellows can walk right over and shave and have hot running water, then we can eliminate all these individual cells. Judge Gladden: I think that while the plumbers are here, it can be done cheaper than at any other time. Mr. Roupe: There used to be sinks in each shower room, but they have been taken out. We have used sinks that we can use in our shower rooms. We may have to buy from four to six small sinks to put in the wings not in the showers. Mr. Flynn: The gentleman who did the plumbing is under contract. May I suggest that the board contact the gentleman and ask him to give us a price, because this will be over and above that contract. (Page 2-a) 1971 ANNUAL REPORT OF WASHINGTON COUNTY PRISON MEMBERS OF THE PRISON BOARD FOR THE YEAR 1971 Michael R. Flynn Honorable Charles G. Sweet Honorable Patsy V. Marino Honorable Richard DiSalle Honorable Alexander R. Curran Honorable Thomas D. Gladden John P. Bevec John Mazza A. V. Capano Frank C. Carroll Chairman County Commissioner President Judge Judge Judge Judge Judge County Commissioner County Commissioner County Commissioner County Commissioner C 1JR 5oN-30"q,e.DS A L A R Y M I N U T E B 00 K BOARD OF COUNTY COMMISSIONERS WASHINGTON COUNTY, PENNSYLVANIA MICHAEL R. FLYNN, JOHN P. BEYEC, JOHN MAZZA, COMMISSIONERS L u Peter Elish County Controller Alexander Debreczeni Sheriff Jess Costa District Attorney Deceased A. V. Capano & Frank C. Carroll appointed County Commissioners POPULATION REPORT FOR THE YEAR 1971 Prisoners on hand January 1, 1971 34 Prisoners committed during the year 1971 1367 TOTAL number of prisoners to account for 1401 Prisoners released during the year 1971 1401 Prisoners on hand January 1, 1972 66 Total number of prisoners to account for 1334 TOTAL number of prison days for the year 1971 23,250 Daily population average for the year 1971 65 COLOR AND SEX CLASSIFICATION OF PRISONERS COMMITTED IN 1971 White Males 1021 Negro Males 240 White Females 57 Negro Females 16 TOTAL 1334 DETAILED SCHEDULE SHOWING AGES OF PRISONERS AT TIME OF COMMITMENT 13 to 17 83 18 to 25 547 26 to 35 280 36 to 45 182 46 to 55 162 56 to 65 54 66 to 75 21 over 75 5 TOTAL 1334 SUMMARY OF SENTENCED PRISONERS TO THE COUNTY PRISON ' SENTENCED TO WORK RELEASE AND WEEKENDERS 16 Sentenced one year to 23 months 16 Sentenced six months to 12 months 31 Sentenced one month to 6 months 15 Sentenced 30 days or less 117 TOTAL 195 2" Females & 24 Males Aldermen and justices Courts Mayor of Washington Juvenile Court U. S. Marshal Other Authorities U. S. District W. Pa. TOTAL BY WHOM PRISONERS WERE COMMITTED 785 233 178 75 51 38 7 1367 310 1S0A,12c,1i26SALARY MINUTE BOOK BOARD OF COUNTY COMMISSIONERS WASHINGTON COUNTY, PENNSYLV,ANIA MICHAEL R. FLYNN. JOHN P BEVEC, JOHN MAZZA, COMMISSIONERS PRISONERS RELEASED DURING YEAR 1971 AND THE AUTHORITIES ISSUING SAID RELEASE Released by Bond 289 Released by Court Orders 232 Released by Order of Mayor 154 Released by Magistrates 337 Sentence Expired 71 Transferred to other authorities 27 Transferred to other institutions 29 Military Authorities 24 Released by Juvenile Court 93 Released by Warden 1 Released by Pennsylvania Board of Parole 4 United States Marshal 51 Federal Ct. District of W. Pa. 7 TOTAL PRISONERS TRANSFERRED TO OTHER PRISONS AND INSTITUTIONS Detention Home Juv. 4 Oakdale Juvenile Home 6 Other Counties (Juvenile) 5 Gannondale School for Girls 0 Allegheny County Work House 0 Other Counties, Adult 3 Washington Hospital 4 Torrance State Hospital 8 Mayview State Hospital 8 Farview State Hospital 0 Leech Farm Veterans Hospital 2 Western Penitentiary 18 Greensburg Jail 26 Huntingdon -State Correctional Institution 4 Camp Hill Correctional Institution 1 Dallas Correctional Institution 0 Rockview State Correctional Institution 7 Youth Development Center 9 U. S. Marshal 51 Extradition to other States 3 1325 CLASSIFICATION OF CHARGES ON WHICH PRISONERS FOR THE YEAR 1971 WERE COMMITTED Abandonment of Children 1 Aiding Prisoners to Escape 4 Assault & Battery 86 Aggravated Assault & Battery 15 Assault with Intent to Kill 12 Assault with Intent to Ravish 8 Arson 4 Armed Robbery 22 Bail Lifted 16 Burglary 41 Burglary & Larceny 55 Carrying Concealed Weapon 8 Corrputing Morals of Minor Children 13 Disorderly Conduct 145 Drunk and Disorderly 182 Driving Whle Intoxicated 59 Desertion and Nonsupport 4 Fornication & Bastardy 3 Failure to Comply 47 Federal Court cases W. Pa. Dist 8 Forgery 13 Fraud on Innkeeper 8 Fraudulent Pretense 9 Fugitives from other Institutions 4 1 &,q2D SALARY MINUTE BOOK , 11 BOARD OF COUNTY COMMISSIONERS WASHINGTON COUNTY, PENNSYLVANIA MICHAEL R. FLYNN, JOHN P. BEVEC, JOHN MAZZA, COMMISSIONERS Glue Sniffing 4 Public Indecency 8 Holdoyer 54 Larceny 51 Incost 1 Involuntary Manslaughter 1 Murder 9 Motor Violation 65 Mental Observation 27 Malicious Mischief 7 Pointing Deadly Weapon 10 Possession of Burglary Tools 1 Prostitution and Assignation 1 Surety of Peace 66 Sodomy 7 Shoplifting 18 Nonsupport 1 Receiving Stolen Property 13 Rape 10 Trespassing 2 Vagrancy 12 Violation of Firearms Act 11 Violation of Liquor Law 18 Violation of Parole 7 Worthless Checks 27 Prowling at Night 14 Violation of School Law 1 Fugitive from Justice 4 Violation Drug & Cosmetic Act 62 A. W. O. L. 29 Inciting Riot 8 Peddling without a License 2 Juveniles committed 83 Violation Compulsary Attendance Act 0 False Alarm 1 1 INCOME FROM OTHER UNITS FOR USE OF THE COUNTY JAIL City of Washington $2600. 00 United States Marshall Prisoners 3421.50 Marine Corp Board 261.00 Out Prisoners Board 2226.00 Total Income for Year 1971 Unpaid Account for 1971 City of Washington Inmate Welfare FUND Recreation equipment Free Ice Cream Total - Year 1971 Prison days Per Diem costs for food for Prisoner Per Diem costs for keep of prisoner $ 820.00 PAID OUT " $8508. 50 $ 820.00 $ 384.69 129.63 TOTAL $ 514.32 23, 250 days 1.13 6.34 w,$o,v &,q,eaBALARY MINUTE B o O K BOARD' OF COUNTY COMMISSIONERS WASHINGTON COUNTY, PENNSYLVANIA MICHAEL R. FLYNN, JOHN P. BEVEC, JOHN MAZZA, COMMISSIONERS SUMMARY The past five months shows a population increase at the Washington County Jail of approximately 10% over 1970. Our rehabilitation program and services continues to advance with all agencies participating. Our education program at the Washington County Jail with grants from the State Department of public instructions is a very necessary rehabilitation project. The breakdown for the two semesters of the year 1971. March 1971 to September 1971. Total Inmates School attendance - 86 with two passing G. E. D. September 1971 to February 1972. Total Inmates school attendance - 66 with three passing the G. E. D. Our own personnel is now working with the County Mental Health Clinic, State Bureau of Rehabilitation, Drug and Alcohol Counsel, Inmate Psychological Evalution, Psychiatric testing and the Washington Council of Churches. The Inmates seen for routing psychological evaluation for the year 1971 - 116. Psychiatric test and report. 27. Our continuing these programs which has been successful will expose many mentally ill Inmates who need medical treatment and care. The upgrading of the physical plant for our capital improvement program Was " started September 1, 1971. We have maintained normal operation in an orderly manner while 82 new permanent steel bunks were installed. 48 new sanitary facilities have been installed in the cells, with 21 more to be set. This work should be completed by February 15, 1972. The third project blacktopping the out door area in front of the Prison for a planned outdoor exercise yard will be completed in the Spring. One hundred vinyl covered mattresses and pillows have been placed on all bunks, through the prison. In the past five months, group tours of the Prison have increased with 30-60 per group. This we feel is constructive especially during the question and answer with the younger students. We know they have a lasting and broader view of our rehabilitation pro- grams. We are now using the combination educational and chapel area located in a wing on the third floor to confine work release and weekenders. We feel this area is very satis- factory. We are stepping up diagnostic, educational and vocational programs within our correctional system, especially toward solving and treating the young drug and alcohol offenders. May I take this opportunity to thank the members of the Prison Board for their cooperation and in recognizing the area of the Prison where the outmoded facilities were replaced with new modern type equipment. I would like to recognize Mr. Joseph Feconda for his effort in having Federal funds awarded our County for the Physical Upgrading the County Prison. James O. Roupe Warden Judge DiSalle entered the meeting, Judge Gladden; Let's do this. Lets -get a price and circulate the price amongthe members of the board without calling a meeting and it can be approved on that basis. �oA2A SALARY MINUTE BOOK 31.3 BOARD OF COUNTY COMMISSIONERS WASHINGTON COUNTY, PENNSYLVANIA MICHAEL R. FLYNN, JOHN P. BEYEC, JOHN MAZZA, COMMISSIONERS Mr. Flynn: If the price is permissible under the law we can authorize it. Mr. Roupe: The painting with reference to recommendations that the inspection revealed, will be complied with, due. to the walls sweating. We have to wait until the weather is suitable for the roof (the skylight). Moved by Mr. Elish, seconded by Mr. Costa, that the 1972 Annual Report of the Washington County Prison be accepted and made a part of the minutes. Motion carried by unanimous vote cast by the Board signifying their approval verbally, by stating "Aye. " Remarks: Mr. Roupe: The population has increased in the last three or four months. Judge Gladden: Has the flu germ that has hit every place else, hit the jail? Mr. Roupe: We have been very lucky. We haven't had any flu. Judge Gladden: What was the reason for the hospitalization of these men? Mr. Roupe: Starkey was roughed up during an arrest. William Henry cut his finger on a slicer. We have a number of hospital cases. That is something that later on we will have to take up on. We may have one now that may have to go to the hospital for bleeding ulcers. Mr. Jones: Let us ask this question, Mr. Roupe, in reference to that. I notice that every month there is a huge amount of drugs being used. Are these prescribed by the doctors. Mr. Roupe: By the doctors. A number of drugs today, we can't buy like we used to. They have to be prescribed. However, we have a stock of smaller drugs, not narcotics. Mr. Jones: What I mean is, that before they are prescribed to inmates they are prescribed by the doctor. Mr. Roupe: Oh, certainly. Mr. Paluso: I'd like to point something out. From my figures, Mr. Elish wrote that our cost this past month per prisoner was $2. 20. The last time, I think it was $1. 85. Most people think there aren't efficient parts of the government. I think that sometime they should point them out when they are. This versus our $8.00 or $9.00 assessment from the state for their holding prisoner for us is efficient. Judge Gladden: Mr. Roupe is to be commended for the efficient manner in which he operates the j ail. Judge Gladden: If there is no other business to come before us, the meeting stands adjourned. THE FOREGOING MINUTE READ AND APPROVED: , 1972 ATTEST: SECRETARY