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A federal judge has dismissed a civil rights complaint brought by a former inmate of the Blair County Prison against the warden and the company that provides medical care at the facility, but let stand charges that a corrections officer permitted other inmates to carry out a revenge attack against him. U.S. District Judge Stephanie […]
HOLLIDAYSBURG Blair County has about 100 job openings, with some departments struggling more than others to fill vacant positions at a time when the county’s unemployment rate is less than 3 percent. Sheriff James Ott said Wednesday that he is looking for job applicants who can fill nine deputy positions and two office positions. […]
HOLLIDAYSBURG Blair County commissioners agreed Thursday to permit a company to upgrade the prison’s computer connection equipment as a step toward providing more correctional-grade computer tablets to inmates. The commissioners Dave Kessling, Amy Webster and Laura Burke who recently reviewed the option with fellow members of the county prison board, voted Thursday […]