It was all-hands-on-deck for the April 30 meeting of the Wyoming County Prison Board. Participants included (clockwise, from front) solicitor Paul Litwin III; commissioners Judy Mead, Tom Henry and Mike Stabinsky; chief clerk Bill Gaylord, sheriff Edward Sherman, district attorney Jeff Mitchell, warden Ken Repsher, president judge Russell Shurtleff, andContinue Reading
Photos and story by Rick Hiduk Participants in the March 14 meeting of the Bradford County Prison Board included (above, clockwise, from left) Warden Don Stewart, commissioner Doug McLinko, chief clerk Michelle Shedden, commissioners Ed Bustin and Daryl Miller, and sheriff C.J. Walters. (Exclusive to Endless Mountains Lifestyles) When aContinue Reading
Participants in Tuesday’s meeting of the Wyoming County Prison Board included (seated from left) commissioners Judy Mead and Tom Henry, chief clerk Bill Gaylord, sheriff Ned Sherman, district attorney Jeff Mitchell, warden Ken Repsher, and president judge Russell Shurtleff. Story and photos by Rick Hiduk (Also published in the Rocket-Courier)Continue Reading
Photos and story by Rick Hiduk (Exclusive to EndlessMtnLifestyles.com) Bradford County Correctional Facility warden Don Stewart announced at the Jan. 10 meeting of the Prison Board that his recent review of the state prison transfer list was “surprising in a good way.” In 2018, 102 inmates were committed to stateContinue Reading
Photo and story by Rick Hiduk (Also published in the Rocket-Courier) The final meeting of 2018 for the Wyoming County Prison Board began with a moment of silence for and reflections on Commissioner Ron Williams, who passed away on Dec. 15. Williams was also a member of the prison boardContinue Reading
Participants in the Nov. 27 meeting of the Wyoming County Prison Board included (clockwise from front) solicitor Paul Litwin III, Commissioners Judy Mead, Tom Henry and Ron Williams, chief clerk Bill Gaylord, district attorney Jeff Mitchell, warden Ken Repsher, and president judge Russell Shurtleff. Photo and story by Rick HidukContinue Reading
Not only has maintaining a full staff at the Wyoming County Correctional Facility become an ongoing challenge for administrators, constant overpopulation is taking its toll on the staff members that remain. Photo and story by Rick Hiduk (Also published in the Rocket-Courier) Population in the Wyoming County Correctional system roseContinue Reading
By Rick Hiduk (Also published in the Rocket-Courier) There were not enough prison board members in attendance on Sept. 18 to reach a quorum for the monthly Wyoming County Prison Board meeting, but those present were engaged in conversation on ways to reduce the number of people incarcerated. Prior toContinue Reading
Photo by Rick Hiduk (Also published in the Rocket-Courier) Participants in the Wyoming County Prison Board meeting on Aug. 21 included (clockwise from back, left) commissioners Judy Mead, Tom Henry, and Ron Williams; chief clerk Bill Gaylord; sheriff Ned Sherman; district attorney Jeff Mitchell; warden Ken Repsher; judge Russell Shurtleff;Continue Reading
Photo and story by Rick Hiduk (Also published in the Rocket-Courier) Though 13 more individuals were released over the last month than were taken into the Wyoming County Prison system, numbers of those incarcerated remain high. The bigger problem, reported Warden Ken Repsher, is the increase in people needing mentalContinue Reading