Lycoming County jail reports rising population and high rates of mental‑health medication use Officials reported a year‑over‑year rise in average daily population to 269.13 and said 56.5% of inmates at the prison were receiving psychotropic medication; one inmate's medication was cited as costing $12,000 per month.

Lycoming County jail's population is on the rise, with over half of inmates on costly mental-health medications—some as high as $12,000 a month!

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