Coal
Township, PA
– The Department of Corrections last night moved 148
county inmates from SCI Coal Township to the new Northumberland County jail
without incident.
The DOC has
housed inmates from Northumberland County since a fire destroyed the county
jail in 2015.
The county
inmates were moved by bus from SCI Coal Township beginning shortly after 7 p.m.
nearly seven miles to the new Northumberland County Jail without incident. The
move concluded shortly after 1 a.m.
“Inmate
transports are among most high-risk activities that corrections staff engage
in,” said Secretary John Wetzel. “The DOC security teams conducted the move
with the highest degree of professionalism.”
SCI Coal
Township Correctional Emergency Response Team (CERT) with K9 units searched the
new county jail facility in Coal Township for contraband prior to the move.
MEDIA CONTACT: Amy Worden
(DOC), 717-728-4026
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