16 Pa. Stat. § 8127
Should the Department of Welfare, upon investigation, find any condition to exist in any county prison of this State which in its opinion is unsuitable to the proper maintenance, custody, welfare or training of the women inmates thereof, or of the women committed thereto, or being treated, detained or residing therein, it shall require and supervise the transfer of such women prisoners to any institution established by this act or to any public penal or correctional institutions or private incorporated institution subject to the supervision of the Department of Welfare: Provided, That such transfer shall be made with the consent of the court by which the prisoner was committed, and, in case of transfer to a private institution, with the consent of the institution to which such transfer is made: Provided, however, That this section shall not apply to any prisoner sentenced for a period of more than one year. Thereafter the courts of such county shall commit all women prisoners who have been sentenced for a period not to exceed one year direct to the institution designated by the Department of Welfare.
16 P.S. § 8127