A week after inmates were moved into the new Fayette County jail, the county prison board discussed potentially charging a per-day fee over the term of their stay in the facility. Board members Controller Robb Rhodes and Sheriff Jim Custer said Westmoreland County Prison charges a $10 per-day fee that goes toward facility management costs. […]
For the 157 inmates lodged in the Fayette County Prison, Wednesday was moving day, as law enforcement officials oversaw their transfer to the county’s new jail. Prison Warden John Lenkey said the way the move went was “outstanding.” “It was completely uneventful, the way you want it to be uneventful,” said the jail’s Deputy Warden […]
Fayette County will be part of a new initiative that provides Narcan at no cost to county jails across the state.
During a Wednesday meeting of the Fayette County Prison Board, Sheriff James Custer said the Pennsylvania Sheriffs Association partnered with the Pennsylvania Commission on Crime and Delinquency (PCCD) and Vital Strategies to increase Narcan access for those returning to communities after incarceration.
The sheriffsâ association, under a grant received from Bloomberg Philanthropies and Vital Strategies, will provide outreach, assistance and training to individuals working and placed in county correctional facilities on the use of Narcan for drug overdoses.
Custer, who is president of the sheriffsâ association, said the county prison can place orders, and Narcan will be sent to the prisons at no cost to the counties. He added that, in Fayette County, the supply sent to the prison wonât affect the supply with the Fayette County Drug and Alcohol Commission.