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Pennsylvania Statute Banning Sex Between Staff and Prisoners Upheld
Loaded on March 15, 2005
published in Prison Legal News
March, 2005, page 34
In a unanimous decision, the Pennsylvania Supreme Court reversed a trial court ruling that had found a Pennsylvania statute prohibiting sex between prisoners and prison staff unconstitutional. The court remanded the case to the lower court for trial.Eileen Mayfield was a guard at the Montgomery County Correctional Facility (MCCF) …
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