Williamsport resident urges board to revise policy that omits people with disabilities

During public comment at the Lycoming County Prison Board meeting, Tony Cooper of Williamsport urged the board to revise a policy he said was obtained via a Right‑to‑Know request because the policy’s language excluded people with disabilities. Cooper told the board the current policy was written “absent of people with disabilities” and urged immediate correction.

Board members said the matter had been returned to the county solicitor, Brian Luther, for research and that they had not yet received a response. A board member said the solicitor had redacted the document during the Right‑to‑Know process and that the board would check back with solicitor’s office for an update.

The board did not make a policy change during the meeting; the transcript records only a public request and the board’s promise to follow up with the solicitor. Cooper characterized the omission as not reflecting “the will of the people” and asked the board to “fix that immediately.” The board committed to checking with the solicitor but did not set a deadline for any revision on the public record.