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Lackawanna County had the 14th highest number of inmates sentenced to jail in April

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Lackawanna County saw the 14th highest number of inmates sentenced among Pennsylvania counties in April, according to the Pennsylvania Department of Corrections.

There were 701 inmates sentenced to jail in April, a 11.8% decrease from the month before.

Philadelphia County saw the most inmates sentenced in April in all of Pennsylvania.

Pennsylvania has an incarceration rate of 659 individuals per 100,000 inhabitants, which includes prisons, jails, immigration detention institutions, and juvenile justice facilities.

According to a 2022 study, Pennsylvania has maintained an approximately 64% three-year total recidivism rate for the past 16 years.

Top 10 Pennsylvania Counties by number of Incarcerations in April

RankCountyInmates sentenced
1Philadelphia8,686
2Allegheny2,383
3Dauphin1,495
4Delaware1,464
5Lancaster1,460
6Montgomery1,314
7Berks1,260
8York1,177
9Bucks1,033
10Lehigh993

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