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Lawsuit Filed Against Solitary Confinement of 800 “Seriously Mentally Ill” Prisoners in Pennsylvania

Loaded on April 15, 2013 by Sal Rodriquez published in Prison Legal News April, 2013, page 34
Filed under: Mental Health, Failure to Treat (Mental Illness), Suicides. Location: Pennsylvania.
On March 11, 2013, the Disability Rights Network of Pennsylvania (DRNP) filed a lawsuit against John E. Wetzel, Secretary of the Pennsylvania Department of Corrections, charging that the confinement of prisoners in Restricted Housing Units (RHUs) amounts to “cruel and unusual punishment” of those diagnosed as “seriously mentally ill.” The ...

 

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