State lawmakers are looking to improve safety and security at prisons throughout Pennsylvania following the escape of a convicted killer from a Chester County jail.
"I know that the warden at that prison had said that they had brought in contractors to come in and do a security evaluation and they put barbed wire over that hole. But, clearly that was inadequate," he said."My bill would bring money to bare to take care of not only infrastructure needs in terms of living conditions and employment conditions, but security needs as well."Provide funding to upgrade security and health infrastructure of county jails.
Bolster staff by allowing county jails to hire corrections officers from other counties or state corrections officers to fill vacant shifts.Require the Pennsylvania Department of Corrections to conduct a security audit of county jails that have experienced a jail escape.Just how much funding would be required for these bills has not yet been determined.
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