A sweep of Schuylkill County prison Wednesday morning found no evidence of contraband, said county Prison Board chairman and county Commissioner George F. Halcovage Jr.

The sweep started at 8 a.m. and lasted until 11:30 a.m. and included all areas of the building, on Sanderson Street across from the courthouse.

A team of seven specially trained dogs, two trained to sniff out cell phones and five to sniff out drugs, found no evidence of either, Halcovage said.

The dogs and eight law enforcement officers were from the state Department of Corrections in Harrisburg.

Halcovage said the sweep was routine, but had not been done for awhile.

"This was something the Prison Board felt needed to be done for the safety of our correctional officers and for the safety of the prisoners," he said.

"They were very impressed with the control of the facility. We give credit to our correctional officers and to prison leadership," Halcovage said.