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Minute No. 2-P-88
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WASHINGTON COUNTY, PENNSYLVANIA
Washington County Prison Board
February 1, 1988
The Washington County Prison Board held an emergency meeting in the
Commissioners' Conference Room, Courthouse Square, Washington, Pennsylvania, at
11:30 a.m. with the following members being present: Judge Gilmore; Commissioner
Petrosky; District Attorney Pettit; Sheriff Fazzoni; and Controller Beharry.
Absent being: Commissioners Mascara and Paluso. Also being present: Executive
Assistant DuJordan; Acting Warden Pelzer; and Judi Lomago, Executive Secretary.
Chairman Pettit noted that this emergency meeting was called at the request
of the Sheriff due to Acting Warden Pelzer requesting the Sheriff not to pick up
any more people on bench warrants because it was causing an overcrowding situation
at the Jail. Mr. Pelz:er had advised the Sheriff if any more individuals were
picked up, that he would have to start farming out inmates to other counties.
Mr. Pelzer explained to the Board the lack of available space presently at
the Jail and noted that he already has inmates set up in the cafeteria.
Discussion followed on the matter of farming out prisoners to other counties
on a temporary basis. Mr. Pelzer stated that he would call surrounding counties
to see if there was any available space.
The matter of deferred sentencing was also discussed as a possible solution
to the overcrowding problem.
Mr. Pelzer suggested the possibility of releasing any inmates with a mini-
mum sentence of 3 months who have served at least 30 days. Discussion followed
among Mr. Pelzer, Judge Gilmore and Mr. Pettit.
Discussion was also held on the matter of State prisoners being held in the
county jail.
It was the consensus of the Board that the following three steps could be
taken to alleviate the problem of overcrowding at the Jail: (1) deferred
sentencing; (2) releasing inmates who have a minimum sentence of 3 months and who'-'=
have served at least 30 days; and (3) calling Greene County to see how many of
our prisoners they could house.
Relative to the matter of bench warrants, Judge Gilmore suggested to Sheriff
Fazzoni that, when possible, his deputies pick up offenders only during regular
business hours so that they could be brought before the Court instead of sitting
in jail for a few days and that anyone brought in during evening hours should be
brought before the Court first thing in the morning.
There being no further business, Chairman Pettit declared the meeting
adjourned at approximately 11:45 a.m.
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