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Woods v. Marler, PA, Complaint, Pre-trial Visitation, 2017

Brief • October 5, 2017

Filed under: Visiting, Children of Prisoners

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Re-entry Program for Federal Prisoners on Supervised Release Has Low Participation

Article • August 29, 2017 • from PLN September, 2017

Filed under: Rehabilitation/Recidivism, Release and Reentry

Re-entry Program for Federal Prisoners on Supervised Release Has Low Participation by The U.S. District Court for the Middle District of Pennsylvania is trying to beef up its Court-Assisted Re-entry Program (CARE), which is available to federal prisoners placed on supervised release after they serve their prison term. The program’s …

Boyer v. Crawford County Correctional Facility, PA, Settlement, Jail Assault, 2017

Brief • August 24, 2017

Filed under: Guard Brutality/Beatings

Boyer v. Crawford County Correctional Facility, PA, Settlement, Jail Assault, 2017 SETTLEMENT AGREEMENT AND RELEASE OF ALL CLAIMS KNOW ALL MEN BY THESE PRESENTS: That HARRY W. BOYER, JR., (the "Releaser") being of lawful age for and in consideration of Five Thousand Dollars and 00/100 cents ($5,000.00) in lawful and …

Pennsylvania Supreme Court Allows Indigent Criminal Defendants to Sue Over Inadequate Public Defender's Office

Article • August 22, 2017

Filed under: Public Defenders, Indigent Defense

Pennsylvania Supreme Court Allows Indigent Criminal Defendants to Sue Over Inadequate Public Defender's Office by Christopher Zoukis by Christopher Zoukis The Pennsylvania Supreme Court has taken the bold step of finding a new cause of action that would allow indigent criminal defendants to prospectively sue a county for failing to …

$65,000 Awarded to PA Prisoner Neglected by Private Medical Provider

Article • August 4, 2017

Filed under: Injury -- Misc., Failure to Treat

$65,000 Awarded to PA Prisoner Neglected by Private Medical Provider by Joe Watson by Joe Watson Darren Johnson, a prisoner at Pennsylvania’s State Correctional Institution (SCI)-Graterford, was awarded $65,000 in a U.S. District Court bench trial in July 2008 after Correctional Physician Services (CPS), SCI-Graterford’s private medical care provider, was …

Federal Jailhouse Snitch Testifies Against Former Prison Doctor at Bond Hearing

Article • July 20, 2017

Filed under: Informants, Bail Bonds

Federal Jailhouse Snitch Testifies Against Former Prison Doctor at Bond Hearing by David Reutter by David Reutter             Federal prosecutors used the testimony of a jailhouse snitch at a bond hearing to argue a doctor charged with tax evasion and fraud should be denied bond because …

Wilson v. Lackawanna County, PA, Complaint, Trans Hormone Therapy, 2017

Brief • July 7, 2017

Filed under: Medication, Eighth Amendment, Transgender Medical Procedures

Wilson v. Lackawanna County, PA, Complaint, Trans Hormone Therapy, 2017 ·''. ' i;• ·; Case 3:17-cv-01191-RDM Document 1 Filed 07/07/17 Page 1 of 15 IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT MIDDLE DISTRICT OF PENNSYLVANIA SPARKLES WILSON a/k/a STEVEN FRITZ 1371 N . WASHINGTON AVENUE SCRANTON, PA 18509 PLAINTIFF v. CIVIL …

Wilson v. Lackawanna County, PA, Temporary Restraining Order, Trans Hormone Therapy, 2017

Brief • July 7, 2017

Filed under: Medication, Eighth Amendment, Transgender Medical Procedures

Wilson v. Lackawanna County, PA, Temporary Restraining Order, Trans Hormone Therapy, 2017 .. Case 3:17-cv-01191-RDM Document 2 Filed 07/07/17 Page 1 of 3 IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT MIDDLE DISTRICT OF PENNSYLVANIA SPARKLES WILSON a/k/a STEVEN FRITZ 1371 N. WASHINGTON AVENUE SCRANTON, PA 18509 PLAINTIFF CIVIL ACTION - LAW …

Third Circuit Reverses Denial of Class Certification

Article • June 30, 2017 • from PLN July, 2017

Filed under: Class Certification, Mootness, Immigration

Third Circuit Reverses Denial of Class Certification by Christopher Zoukis by Christopher Zoukis The Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit has resurrected a challenge to the constitutionality of 8 U.S.C. § 1226(c), the section of the Immigration and Nationality Act that requires mandatory detention of undocumented immigrants who have …

Third Circuit Finds that Prisoners’ Verbal Grievances are Constitutionally Protected

Article • June 30, 2017 • from PLN July, 2017

Filed under: Religious Discrimination, Prison Labor, Religious Freedom Restoration Act, First Amendment

Third Circuit Finds that Prisoners’ Verbal Grievances are Constitutionally Protected by Christopher Zoukis by Christopher Zoukis The Third Circuit Court of Appeals has held that a prisoner’s verbal grievance made to prison staff was protected speech under the First Amendment, and gave rise to a civil action when the prisoner …

Pennsylvania: Philadelphia Ethics Board Fines Former Prisons Commissioner

Article • June 30, 2017 • from PLN July, 2017

Filed under: Corizon, Government Misconduct

Pennsylvania: Philadelphia Ethics Board Fines Former Prisons Commissioner by On May 31, 2017, the Philadelphia Ethics Board levied a $2,000 fine against former Prisons Commissioner Louis Giorla for violating conflict of interest rules that prohibit city employees from benefitting from any of their official actions for two years after leaving …

Is Risk Prediction Real Criminal Justice Reform or Junk Science?

Article • June 30, 2017 • from PLN July, 2017

Filed under: Racial Discrimination, Statistics/Trends

Is Risk Prediction Real Criminal Justice Reform or Junk Science? by Joe Watson by Joe Watson With its criminal justice system bursting at the seams, one state has decided to take a controversial step to alleviate the pressure. In 2015, Pennsylvania officials indicated the state would become the first in …

Stokes v. RealPage, PA, Criminal Record Expungement, 2017

Brief • June 30, 2017

Filed under: Disclosure of Records, Public Records

Stokes v. RealPage, PA, Criminal Record Expungement, 2017 Case 2:15-cv-01520-JP Document 51-2 Filed 06/30/17 Page 2 of 96 UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE EASTERN DISTRICT OF PENNSYLVANIA HELEN STOKES, on behalf of herself and all other similarly situated, Plaintiffs, v. Case No. 2:15-cv-01520-JP REALPAGE, INC., Defendant. JAMES JENKINS, individually …

Jacobs v. Allegheny County, PA, Verdict, Abuse at Jail, 2017

Brief • June 23, 2017

Filed under: Retaliation, Failure to Treat, Eighth Amendment, Guard Brutality/Beatings, First Amendment, Staff Training

Jacobs v. Allegheny County, PA, Verdict, Abuse at Jail, 2017 I Case 2:08-cv-00470-JFC Document 632 Filed 06/23/17 Page 1 of 32 IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE WESTERN DISTRICT OF PENNSYLVANIA ANDRE JACOBS, Plaintiff, V. ALLEGHENY COUNTY, MICHAEL O'KEEFE, WILLIAM EMERICK, RAMON RUSTIN, JAMES DONNIS, RONALD POFI, LOUIS …

McCreary v. Federal Bureau of Prisons, PA, Complaint, Mental Health Crosswords, 2017

Brief • June 9, 2017

Filed under: Medication, Staffing, Control Units/SHU/Solitary Confinement, Failure to Treat (Mental Illness), Suicides

McCreary v. Federal Bureau of Prisons, PA, Complaint, Mental Health Crosswords, 2017 Case 1:17-cv-01011-YK-SES Document 1 Filed 06/09/17 Page 1 of 57 IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE MIDDLE DISTRICT OF PENNSYLVANIA JUSAMUEL RODRIGUEZ MCCREARY, RICHARD C. ANAMANYA, and JOSEPH R. COPPOLA, each individually and on behalf of …

Rodriguez v. Fed Bureau of Prisons, PA, Class Action Complaint, Jury Demand, Treatment of Mental Illness in Inmates, 2017

Brief • June 9, 2017

Filed under: Drug/Alcohol Withdrawal, Failure to Treat, Failure to Protect (General), Overcrowding, Eighth Amendment, Mental Health, Failure to Treat (Mental Illness), Suicides, Informants (Failure to Protect)

Rodriguez v. Fed Bureau of Prisons, PA, Class Action Complaint, Jury Demand, Treatment of Mental Illness in Inmates, 2017 IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE MIDDLE DISTRICT OF PENNSYLVANIA JUSAMUEL RODRIGUEZ MCCREARY, RICHARD C. ANAMANYA, and JOSEPH R. COPPOLA, each individually and on behalf of all others similarly …

Mikulan v. Allegheny County, PA, Jury Verdict, Jail Age Discriminatoin, 2015

Brief • June 8, 2017

Filed under: Age Discrimination

Mikulan v. Allegheny County, PA, Jury Verdict, Jail Age Discriminatoin, 2015 Case 2:15-cv-01007-CRE Document 91 Filed 06/08/17 Page 1 of 4 IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE WESTERN DISTRICT OF PENNSYLVANIA ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) WALTER MIKULAN, Plaintiff, v. ALLEGHENY COUNTY, …

Mikulan v. Allegheny County, PA, Verdict, Age Discrimination FMLA, 2017

Brief • June 8, 2017

Filed under: Retaliation against Staff, Mental Health, Age Discrimination

Mikulan v. Allegheny County, PA, Verdict, Age Discrimination FMLA, 2017 Case 2:15-cv-01007-CRE Document 91 Filed 06/08/17 Page 1 of 4 IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE WESTERN DISTRICT OF PENNSYLVANIA ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) WALTER MIKULAN, Plaintiff, v. ALLEGHENY COUNTY, Defendant. …

Hernandez v. Luzerne County, PA, Complaint, Assault on Prisoner, 2017

Brief • June 6, 2017

Filed under: Pain, Skeletal Injury, Injury -- Misc., Drug Testing, Failure to Protect (General), Eighth Amendment, Guard Brutality/Beatings, 42 U.S. Code § 1983, civil action for deprivation of rights

Hernandez v. Luzerne County, PA, Complaint, Assault on Prisoner, 2017 Case 1:16-cv-02407-YK-EB Document 16 Filed 06/06/17 Page 1 of 31 Case 1:16-cv-02407-YK-EB Document 16 Filed 06/06/17 Page 2 of 31 Case 1:16-cv-02407-YK-EB Document 16 Filed 06/06/17 Page 3 of 31 Case 1:16-cv-02407-YK-EB Document 16 Filed 06/06/17 Page 4 of 31 …

‘Pimping Out’ Drug Addicts for Cash

Article • June 5, 2017

Filed under: Contractor Misconduct, Release and Reentry, Drug Treatment/Rehab

‘Pimping Out’ Drug Addicts for Cash by Alfred Lubrano In Philadelphia, addicts have become a cash crop, used by some treatment centers and recovery houses to create a perpetual money churn. On the street, it's called "pimping out." By Alfred Lubrano Each day, through the streets of Kensington, Frankford, and …