Butler County Prison on Monday opened a closed inmate pod to house two juvenile offenders sentenced in adult court.

Both Butler 17-year-olds were sentenced Monday to serve 30 days up to a year in prison.

Alec D. Miller was incarcerated for conspiracy to commit burglary and escape, according to the sentence orders filed with the county Clerk of Courts.

Armand Cingolani, Miller’s court-appointed attorney, said his client preferred to be sentenced in criminal court.

“Its more advantageous than staying in the juvenile system until he’s 21,” Cingolani said.

Miller was held at the Jefferson County Secure Juvenile Detention Center in Ohio for the last month until he was transferred to the Butler prison.

Cingolani said his client should serve the minimum 30 days in prison.

“He will be released in a month provided he behaves himself in jail,” Cingolani said.

Cingolani said Miller was sentenced for an incident that occurred a couple years ago.

“He’s been away,” Cingolani said.

He said Miller was arrested roughly six months ago.

“The case broke open five, six months ago,” Cingolani said.

He said Miller incurred another charge by not returning to a juvenile shelter after leaving the attorney’s office March 10 and not telling anyone where he would be.

Miller was eventually located and placed in the Jefferson County facility.

Doug Ritson, chief county probation officer, said he could not comment on how Miller went missing since that happened while it still was a juvenile case.

“I’m not allowed to discuss juvenile matters,” Ritson said. “They’re not public knowledge.”

Miller received credit for time served since April 12. He also will serve up to five years of probation following the prison term.

The other teenager, Austin P. Smith, who was initially placed in the Jefferson County facility, was jailed on receiving stolen property on Oct. 4, 2015, and recklessly endangering another person on Feb. 16.

Smith received the same sentence as Miller: 30 days to a year in prison and up to five years of probation

Tyler DeLuco, the Pittsburgh attorney listed as representing Smith, could not be reached for comment.

Butler Warden Joe DeMore said more corrections officer shifts may be scheduled to accommodate the housing of the juveniles in a previously unused pod.

As of Tuesday, the prison had 330 inmates. Of that total, 36 were federal inmates, one was from Franklin County and one was a state prisoner.

During the Butler County prison board meeting Tuesday, DeMore said state inmates are longer supposed to be housed in Butler.

“By July, that program’s done,” DeMore said.

The county receives a daily rate of $72 for state prisoners and $77 for federal inmates. Franklin County pays a daily rate of $60 per inmate.