53 Pa. Stat. § 13645
Every jail and/or workhouse, erected under the provisions of this act, shall be erected under the supervision, direction and control of the inspectors then in charge of the other jails or prisons which have been established and exist in the county wherein such city is located; and, so soon as any jail and/or workhouse is erected and prepared for the reception of prisoners, it shall be the duty of said inspectors to take charge of same, and, if they deem it advisable, they may remove or cause to be removed thereto any or all persons who may then be confined in any prison or jail under their control, there to be kept, treated and governed according to such rules and regulations as the said inspectors, with the approbation of the proper court or courts of said county, may, from time to time, ordain and establish: Provided, always, That the same be not inconsistent with or contrary to the constitution and laws of this Commonwealth and the provisions of this act.
53 P.S. § 13645