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PRISON BOARD WASHINGTON COUNTY, PENNSYLANIA
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Minute No. PB 9-15-21 September 15, 2021
The meeting of the Washington County Prison Board was held in Washington County
Correctional Facility,100 West Cherry Avenue, Washington, Pennsylvania, with the following
members being present: Commissioners Diana Irey Vaughan, Nick Sherman and Larry Maggi; Judge
John DiSalle; Mike Namie; District Attorney Jason Walsh; and Sheriff Sam Romano. Also present were
County Solicitor Jana Grimm; Warden Jeffrey Fewell; Deputy Warden Chris Cain; Major David
Coddington; Chief of Staff John Haynes; Human Services Director Kim Rogers; Human Resources
Director Shelli Arnold; Finance Director Josh Hatfield; Chief Clerk Cindy Griffin; Executive Secretaries
Patrick Geho and Randi Marodi; Administrative Assistant Joyce Thornburg; Captain Jamie Restanio;
Officer Kiers Gloady; Chaplain Mike Pierson and Susan Woznichak of PrimeCare.
Mrs. Vaughan called the meeting to order at approximately 11:05 a.m., and Chaplain Pierson
led the meeting with the invocation.
Mrs. Vaughan asked if there were any corrections, additions or omissions to Minute
No. PB 8-18-21, dated August 18, 2021, each member having received a copy.
It was moved by Mr. Sherman and seconded by Mr. Maggi that Minute No. PB 8-18-21 be
approved. The motion was carried unanimously with the Board signifying their approval by stating
"Aye".
PUBLIC COMMENTS
None.
WARDEN'S REPORT
Income from Other Units for the Maintenance of Inmates for
August 2021
Administrative Fee $6,636.75
Social Security $600.00
Monthly sub -total $7,236.75
Year-to-date grand total $77,303.78
Prouram Fees and Room and Board Income for August 2021
Billed
Collected
Work Release Inmates
-0-
-0-
Weekend Inmates
-0-
-0-
Monthly sub -total
-0-
-0-
Year-to-date grand total
-0-
-0-
Status of Inmates Confined at the End of August 2021
Male
Female
Total
Full-time Inmates
47
7
54
Work Release Inmates
0
0
0
Weekend Inmates
0
0
0
Male
Female
Total
Inmates Awaiting Trial and/or Sentencing
229
49
278
Total Inmates
276
56
332
Examinations Performed by the Physician 216
New Commitments 151
Dental Extractions 23
Medical Transports Performed by the Sheriff 3
Contracted Housing Fee/Month $8,850.00
Warden started off his report to the Board introducing the Officer of the Month for August,
Officer Kiers Gloady. Officer Gloady addressed the Board stating that he was grateful for the job and
that he was just happy to be here each day. Shift commander Captain Restanio also thanked him for
his service.
Warden Fewell stated that the current headcount is 332. He stated that the bookings are 50%
of what they were in 2018 and that the year-to-date bookings are at 1385 which is relatively low.
Currently the bookings are between two and five per shift. He went on to explain that as far as the
average daily population goes, it is 26% higher than in February and that the average length of stay
from 2018 is 35% higher even though the bookings have been cut in half.
Judge DiSalle responded to Mrs. Vaughan's inquiry stating that one of the explanations for the
increased length of stay is due to holdovers for trial dates that have been pushed back as well as push
back from the Department of Corrections not to sentence to the State. Warden Fewell remarked that
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OLD BUSINESS
None.
NEW BUSINESS
None.
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There being no further business, Mrs. Vaughan declared the meeting adjourned at
approximately 11:33 a.m.
THE FOREGOING MINUTES SUBMITTED FOR APPROVAL:
7, 2021
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