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09/05/2024

All three juveniles in the Prison completed the “Success for Teens” program in late August, and we are so proud! We are endeavoring to put a stop to the revolving door and give youthful offenders a chance to thrive outside. The founder of the program even came to the graduation, and our Treatment Department deserves kudos for their leadership of this program as well. 👏🏻👏🏻 Congratulations to all who are part of this ”Steered Straight” program. Dauphin County, PA

08/07/2024

Direct Power Restored to Dauphin County Prison

As of 8:45 a.m., full direct power has been restored to Dauphin County Prison. Staff will continue to monitor and assess that all systems are functioning properly. Dauphin County will maintain one high-capacity generator on site for the next 72 hours in case of emergency or unexpected complications.

Dauphin County extends its heartfelt thanks to everyone who worked diligently to restore power and to all our partners who collaborated on this effort.

08/07/2024

This morning, Dauphin County and its outside electrical contractor, G.R. Sponaugle, will begin repairs on the damaged power line that caused the prison to lose power last Friday morning. The repair requires the prison to be disconnected from the generator that is currently providing full power throughout the facility. As a result, the facility will run on emergency generator power.

This process is scheduled to begin at 6 a.m. today, with the scheduled outage expected to last three to four hours as connection is reestablished.

Prison staff are preparing for this scheduled outage by planning meals, medical treatment and other needs. County maintenance staff will also be on hand to provide additional maintenance support.

During the duration of the outage, the facility will be on lockdown.

Dauphin County remains committed to the permanent restoration of full power to the prison and to the continued safety of all inmates and staff.

08/05/2024

Harrisburg, PA (August 4, 2024, 9:00 pm)---- The Dauphin County Prison has restored full power to the facility via generator as of approximately 8:30 pm.

One of the generators providing power to the prison failed at about 4:30 pm today. The current assessment of county staff and contractors is that full power has been restored to the facility.

Assessment of the damaged powerline continues.

08/03/2024

Dauphin County Officials Confirm the Full Restoration of Power to the Prison

Harrisburg, PA (August 3, 2024, 12:45 pm)---- Dauphin County officials have confirmed that all electrical and air conditioning systems are running at full capacity at the Prison after digging by an outside contractor on an unrelated project late Friday morning led to a power outage and high temperatures inside the Prison yesterday.

Prison leaders said that a generator capable of providing full power to the county prison arrived late last evening. The generator was up and running at approximately 2 a.m., while county maintenance staff and the county's contractor, G.R. Sponaugle, continued efforts to restore full power to the prison.

Air conditioning on all blocks was restored as of early this morning. Temperatures are currently reading in the 70s.

Power has also been restored to the prison's kitchen, as of approximately 11:30 am.

G.R. Sponaugle and county maintenance staff worked diligently to restore full power and remained on site until the full restoration was accomplished and confirmed.

Damage to the power line, caused inadvertently by the outside contractor, is still being assessed.

08/02/2024

Dauphin County Prison Works to Restore Power Throughout the Facility after Local Power Outage

6 pm update – Dauphin County Facilities Maintenance staff reported that an incident occurred late this morning when a subcontractor, who is not employed by Dauphin County and was working on an unrelated project, inadvertently damaged a powerline while digging near the Dauphin County Prison, 501 Mall Road, in Swatara Twp.

The resulting power outage impacted multiple county buildings, including the Prison.

Dauphin County contractor, G.R. Sponaugle, is currently on site addressing the issue. They have assessed the functionality of the Prison’s emergency generators and are providing a generator to meet the facility’s full electrical needs.

The Warden confirmed that temperatures in the Spring Creek section of the prison have stabilized. However, temperatures in other parts of the prison vary, with some areas experiencing temperatures exceeding 85 degrees. We are urgently working to restore power to our AC units.

Medical staff at the prison are actively responding to any needs as they arise to ensure the well-being of all inmates and staff.

Due to these issues, visitation has been suspended for today.

Additionally, a suspicious odor prompted staff to call UGI for an assessment. A gas leak was ruled out by UGI.

Dauphin County is working diligently to restore full power to the Prison as quickly and safely as possible. We anticipate being fully powered by generator later this evening.
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12/18/2023

We're so thankful for the DCP team this holiday season. 🎄

12/14/2023

Last Friday, our generous DCP staff volunteered to pack nearly Hope Packs that contain a calendar, cards, a music code for Spotify and other goodies. The packs will be distributed in cooperation with LCBC Church.

12/06/2023

DCP’s own Grinch stopped by the toy store serving Children & Youth Services families to ensure the goodies donated by prison staff were on display. The Grinch befriended therapy dog Coco while there, but don’t tell Max, lest he get jealous …

12/01/2023

Our DCP team is so generous! This is a small sampling of the donations made during our toy drive in support of Dauphin County Children & Youth Services. Everything is being packaged to be taken to the store CYS hosts for client families to "shop" this holiday season.

Address

501 Mall Road
Harrisburg, PA
17111

Telephone

+17177806800

Website

https://www.dauphincounty.gov/government/support-services/prison

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