Present at the March 29 meeting of the Wyoming County Prison Board were (clockwise from left) sheriff Bob Roberts, warden Ken Repsher, district attorney Joe Peters, solicitor Paul Litwin III, commissioners Tom Henry, Rick Wilbur, and Ernie King, and chief clerk Bill Gaylord. Photo and story by Rick Hiduk (ExclusiveContinue Reading

Story and photo by Rick Hiduk (exclusive to EndlessMtnLifestyles.com readers) When visitation to the Wyoming County Correctional Facility in Tunkhannock was resumed for the holidays, it was an experiment. And it went well enough for prison officials to allow visitation to continue with Covid restrictions in place. This was confirmedContinue Reading

By Rick Hiduk (exclusive to EndlessMtnLifestyles.com readers) During a meeting of the Wyoming County Prison Board that preceded the regular meeting of the Wyoming County Commissioners on Tuesday, Warden Ken Repsher reported that female inmates will be returning to the facility in Tunkhannock now that he has enough female correctionsContinue Reading

By Rick Hiduk (Exclusive to EndlessMtnLifestyles.com readers) After revealing last month that a male inmate at the Bradford County Correctional Facility (BCCF) who had not been outside the jail had tested positive for COVID-19, warden Don Stewart announced on Jan. 14 that more than two dozen prisoners and staff hadContinue Reading

Participants in the Oct. 27 meeting of the Wyoming County Prison Board included (clockwise, from left) solicitor Paul Litwin III, commissioners Tom henry, Rick Wilbur, and Ernie King, chief clerk Bill Gaylord, district attorney Jeff Mitchell, warden Ken Repsher, sheriff Bob Roberts and (not pictured) deputy warden Gordon Traveny. StoryContinue Reading

Present at a meeting of the Wyoming County Prison Board on Aug. 20 were (clockwise from right) chief clerk Bill Gaylord, district attorney Jeff Mitchell, president judge Russell Shurtleff, sheriff Bob Roberts, solicitor Paul Litwin III, commissioners Tom Henry and Ernie King and commissioner Rick Wilbur via phone. Story andContinue Reading

By Rick Hiduk (Exclusive to EndlessMtnLifestyles.com readers) In a meeting of the Bradford County Prison Board today, Warden Don Stewart explained that COVID-19 pandemic concerns continue to affect operations at the prison in Burlington. There have been no reported cases of coronavirus at the jail or positive tests, and administratorsContinue Reading

By Rick Hiduk (Exclusive to EndlessmTnLifestyles.com readers) At the first Wyoming County Prison Board meeting in two months and the first one to be conducted via teleconferencing, warden Ken Repsher reported that there only 35 inmates – 33 males and 2 females – are currently in the prison system. OneContinue Reading