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Detainees Have Right to be Vermin Free
Loaded on April 15, 1994
published in Prison Legal News
April, 1994, page 6
Two federal pretrial detainees housed under contract in the Allegheny County Jail (ACJ) in Pennsylvania sued jail officials for a wide variety of ailments affecting jail prisoners. Among the issues they filed suit on were: inadequate ventilation, extreme temperatures, excessive noise, use of chemicals and machines in the jail that …
Filed under:
CMS,
Medical,
Medication,
Bedding,
Vermin,
Exposure to Heat,
Limitations,
Contractor Liability.
Location:
Pennsylvania.
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