Butler County may place juvenile inmates in Allegheny County Jail
Butler County may be placing its juvenile inmates in the Allegheny County Jail to save money.
The Butler County commissioners are set to vote today on an agreement for Allegheny County to house Butler juveniles for a daily rate of $100 per youth.
The county has no juvenile inmates as of Tuesday.
County Commissioner Leslie Osche, board chairman, said in an interview the agreement would be approved.
“I think it's a safe and more economic answer,” Osche said.
Butler Warden Joe DeMore said the Allegheny County Jail is already equipped for juvenile inmates.
“Allegheny has a juvenile housing pod already in place,” DeMore said.
He explained the expense to keep a pod devoted solely to juveniles open is too high.
Under federal law, juveniles must be kept in separate pods from adult prisoners.
The Butler County Prison Board previously approved the agreement.
A full report will appear in the Butler Eagle.
