Dauphin County Prison population has low vaccine rate because of few signups, missed appointments: spokesman
Updated Apr 29, 2021;
Less than a quarter of the Dauphin County Prison population opted to get the coronavirus vaccine and even fewer showed up for their appointments at a Wednesday vaccination clinic, officials said.
The low turnout comes in the wake of numerous virus outbreaks at the prison over the course of the pandemic. In-person visitation was put on hold when cases started to spread in March 2020 and have not yet resumed.
Dauphin County spokesman Brett Hambright said 220 inmates signed up to get their first Pfizer dose Wednesday, and 157 followed through with their appointments. Hambright said there are 1,015 inmates in the prison as of Thursday.
Dauphin County director of corrections gets his job back, will be disciplined following investigations
Updated Dec 24, 2020;
Posted Dec 23, 2020
Brian Clark, Director of Corrections at the Dauphin County Prison, meets with several dozen people protesting health conditions and their loved ones treatment inside the prison, June 27, 2020, in Harrisburg, Pa.
Mark Pynes | mpynes@pennlive.com
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Following an independent investigation by a Philadelphia-based law firm, as well as a criminal investigation conducted by Dauphin County District Attorney Fran Chardo, Dauphin County Director of Corrections Brian Clark went back to work Monday.
Clark was placed on paid leave by the Dauphin County Prison Board on Aug. 29 pending the outcome of an investigation into accusations of his conduct being inappropriate. The prison board voted to reinstate Clark on Dec. 16 after having reviewed feedback from both investigations.