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Agreement Reached in State-Wide Pennsylvania Prison Case
Loaded on Oct. 15, 1994
published in Prison Legal News
October, 1994, page 10
On Aug. 12, 1994, lawyers representing the prisoners announced that they have reached a settlement with the State of Pennsylvania in Austin v. Lehman, the state-wide prison conditions case filed in November, 1990. The agreement has been presented to U.S. District Judge Jan DuBois for approval.
Filed under:
Systemic Medical Neglect,
Conditions of Confinement,
Totality of Conditions,
Fire Hazards,
Food,
Overcrowding,
Staffing,
Ventilation,
Sanitation,
Guard Brutality/Beatings,
Education,
Law Library Access/Adequacy,
Settlements,
Consent Decrees,
Failure to Treat (Mental Illness).
Location:
Pennsylvania.
In 1990, the Pennsylvania ...
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