Health Policy Network

One-third of the Lancaster County PA Prison Board’s meetings each year are not livestreamed or recorded — the 4 meetings held at our jail facility. Vital public discussion and policymaking are, therefore, inaccessible to citizens who can’t take off work to attend. Or those who need access to closed captioning or have limited mobility. 
 
Our commissioners have yet to take action on our requests to livestream and record off-site public meetings. So Health Policy Network began recording these meetings in 2024, with the support of other community advocates. We spend < $250 per meeting. The county IT department’s budget is $5.7 million. 
 
Lancaster Co. Commissioners: https://co.lancaster.pa.us/131/Commissioners-Office
 
Prison Board: https://co.lancaster.pa.us/230/Prison-Board
 
Agendas / Minutes: https://co.lancaster.pa.us/230/Prison-Board
 
County’s Vimeo channel:  https://vimeo.com/user110595592
 
Health Policy Network, LLC:  HealthPolicyNetwork.com