Government Public invited to offer input as needs assessment for new prison takes shape A first listening session has been scheduled for Wednesday evening, Sept. 21. By Tim Stuhldreher - September 15, 2022
Government Planning process for new county prison is under way The first task is to develop a needs assessment, which will drive decisions about the new facility’s size and design. By Tim Stuhldreher - August 18, 2022
Government Prison Board debates use of revenue from inmates’ phone, IT fees There’s no reason the prison’s Inmate General Welfare Fund needs to generate surpluses, county Commissioner John Trescot said. By Tim Stuhldreher - August 18, 2022
Government Commissioners name community members to prison advisory committee The new prison is expected to be the largest and most complex project in county history. By Tim Stuhldreher - July 26, 2022
Government County seeks residents for advisory committee on new prison The committee will assist with planning the replacement for the county’s outdated existing prison. By One United Lancaster - July 14, 2022
Government County will take a 19% reduction to its commission in new prison commissary contract The move puts the rate at the low end of the range the county found in a survey of peer facilities in Pennsylvania. By Tim Stuhldreher - July 6, 2022
Government County chooses industry giant CGL as owner’s rep for prison project The contract runs through the end of June 2024 and encompasses all phases up through design. By Tim Stuhldreher - July 6, 2022
Government County commissioners tee up votes on ‘owner’s rep’ for prison project, commissary contract A committee is recommending that the nation’s largest criminal justice consulting firm guide Lancaster County’s largest construction project. By Tim Stuhldreher - July 5, 2022
Government County evaluates owner’s reps for prison project The local folks, or the biggest name in the field? Those are the options facing the Lancaster County commissioners. By Tim Stuhldreher - June 15, 2022
Government Advocates press Prison Board on bail, commissary Kent Kroehler, left, and the Rev. Jason Perkowski. (Source: Provided | OUL) Local advocates are continuing to press for reforms to Lancaster County’s bail procedures and … Read more By Tim Stuhldreher - May 23, 2022
Government Prison Board asked to review rebate arrangement in commissary, phone contracts In this image from online video, Kent Kroehler, secretary of Have a Heart for Persons in the Criminal Justice System, speaks to the Lancaster County Prison … Read more By Tim Stuhldreher - April 21, 2022
Government Inmates decorate prison walls with inspirational messages (photos) A rainbow and pot of goal with the message “Hallway of Hope” have been painted in D Block at the Lancaster County Prison. According to the … Read more By Tim Stuhldreher - April 21, 2022
