LANCASTER, PA(WPMT) Two Lancaster County Corrections officers have been fired in the wake of two recent suicides at the prison. County Commissioner Scott Martin confirmed to FOX43 News that the disciplinary action followed an investigation into the suicide deaths of Zachary Keifer, 23, of Elizabethtown on January 10th. Michael Lausell, 21, of Lancaster committed suicide on the same day.
The county prison board had issued a statement last Friday that disciplinary action was in the works. Martin said that there would be no further comment on the personnel actions.
He did say that the approximately 200 Corrections Officers at the prison do a fantastic job on a daily basis. Martin also said that the board is continuing to look at its policies and procedures and whether they are being implemented correctly or being reported.
