There was good news and more good news at the Clarion County Jail Inspection Board meeting Thursday.
Warden Jeff Hornberger said the state just completed its inspection of the jail, and the preliminary report indicated the jail passed with “flying colors.” If the final report is as favorable the jail won’t need to be inspected again until 2021.
“There were a few tweaks but overall we did very well,” Hornberger said. “The staff worked as a team to accomplish this result.”
Part of that is the county’s low daily inmate cost of $65.42. The state average was $83.67.
Hornberger said the state didn’t require a standard method of computing the numbers. He said he adds all his costs into the equation.
The Clarion jail had 689 admissions and 697 discharges in 2018.
“The DA (district attorney) helps tremendously in that,” said Hornberger. “Probation and the judge’s office come up with a lot of innovative, specialized courts to help lower our numbers. Our average daily population for 2018 was 101 prisoners.”
“Those are some very nice numbers,” county commissioner and jail board member Wayne Brosius said.