61 Pa.C.S. § 1741
Sixth, seventh and eighth class counties
Pennsylvania · Pennsylvania Consolidated Statutes Title 61 — PRISONS AND PAROLE · Status: effective
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- 61 Pa.C.S. § 1741, Sixth, seventh and eighth class counties, Pennsylvania, version 1 as recorded 2026-09-27, yourstate.us, https://yourstate.us/provision/1389341
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(a) Management by sheriff.--In a county of the sixth, seventh and eighth class, the government, management and control of the county prison and the safekeeping, care, maintenance, discipline and employment of the inmates therein are vested in the sheriff of the county and the officers and employees appointed by the sheriff.
(b) Residence may be furnished.--The sheriff and the sheriff's family may be furnished a residence in the county prison.
(c) Staffing.--The sheriff shall, from time to time, with approval of the county salary board, appoint as many corrections officers and other employees of the county prison as the salary board shall approve. The compensation of the corrections officers and other employees shall be fixed by the county salary board in the same manner as the compensation of other appointed county officers and employees.