HOLLIDAYSBURG — The Blair County Prison population climbed to a record 371 inmates after the Feb. 6 roundup of suspected drug dealers from a grand jury investigation into methamphetamine trafficking between Philadelphia and Altoona. On Thursday, it was down to 349, based on the inmate population report provided to the Blair County Prison Board for review. “The drug busts came at a bad time for the prison because we were already filled up,” Deputy Warden Jayme McMahon advised the board. To make room for those arrested on drug charges, the prison turned an indoor gymnasium into ...