The Clarion County Jail has hired David Chambers as its new deputy warden following the resignation of Jarrod Sowa, with the jail inspection board approving the move unanimously on Friday. Chambers, who previously worked as a counselor with CenClear and has experience working inside the county jail, will begin his new role March 23. During the meeting, the board also approved an agreement with the Pennsylvania Department of Corrections to provide administrative support in emergencies, updated its vending contract to comply with new FCC rules — which could reduce phone revenue — and heard updates on inmate discipline, re-entry services and the jail’s average daily population of 49 inmates in February. Trustees’ pay increases were tabled, and the board declined to participate in a proposed pilot program.
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