US v. Francis-Ley, PA, Appeal, Sentencing Guidelines, 2017 PRECEDENTIAL UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS FOR THE THIRD CIRCUIT ______ No. 16-3793 ______ UNITED STATES OF AMERICA v. JOHN FRANCIS LEY, Appellant ______ On Appeal from the United States District Court for the Western District of Pennsylvania (W.D. Pa. No. 2-15-cr-00227-001) …
Bickhart v. Wetzel, PA, Complaint, Hanging Suicide, 2017 Case 4:17-cv-00873-SES Document 1 Filed 05/18/17 Page 1 of 22 IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE MIDDLE DISTRICT OF PENNSYLVANIA NANCY BICKHART, Administratrix of the Estate of TEASIA M. LONG : : : Plaintiff, : : v. : : JOHN …
Behind bars, beyond means: the crushing expense of loving someone in prison by Lisa Riordan Seville by Lisa Riordan Seville and Zara Katz, The Guardian When Kristal Bush’s mother nearly went broke from the expense of visiting her son in prison, Kristal saw an opportunity to connect Philadelphia families to loved …
Pennsylvania Sees Rash of Corrupt Guards by David Reutter by David M. Reutter Between 2012 and 2014, at least 14 Pennsylvania jail and prison guards were arrested. Most of the arrests stem from corrupt acts while on duty, and the seriousness of the acts ranger from tawdry to downright predatory …
Innocence Project Blasts Lack of Consequences from Prosecutorial Misconduct by Derek Gilna by Derek Gilna The Innocence Project has published a report that examines the lack of consequences for prosecutors who engage in misconduct resulting in the conviction and imprisonment of innocent defendants. The non-profit organization examined court records in …
Pennsylvania: Compassionate Release Reforms Fail to Achieve Aim by David Reutter by David M. Reutter Despite a 2008 change in state law intended to make it easier for Pennsylvania prisoners to be granted compassionate release, it is still rare for such releases to be granted. In 1971, shortly after turning …
Your Kid Goes to Jail, You Get the Bill by Eli Hager by Eli Hager, The Marshall Project In dozens of one-on-one meetings every week, a lawyer retained by the city of Philadelphia summons parents whose children have just been jailed, pulls out his calculator and hands them more bad news: …
28 Days in Chains by Christie Thompson and Joseph Shapiro by Christie Thompson and Joseph Shapiro, The Marshall Project On February 3, 2011, corrections officers at Lewisburg federal penitentiary in rural Pennsylvania arrived outside Sebastian Richardson’s cell door. With them was a man looking agitated and rocking back and forth. He …
Olin v. County of Northumberland, PA, Jury Verdict - Damages, Choked With Blanket, 2017 Case 1:14-cv-00925-SES Document 76 Filed 03/17/17 Page 1 of 2 IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE MIDDLE DISTRICT OF PENNSYLVANIA STEPHANIE LYNN OLIN, : CIVIL NO.: 1:14-CV-00925 Plaintiff, v. : (ChiefMagistrate Judge Schwab) COUNTY …
Olin v. County of Northumberland, PA, Jury Verdict - Liability, Choked With Blanket, 2017 Case 1:14-cv-00925-SES Document 75 Filed 03/17/17 Page 1 of 3 IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE MIDDLE DISTRICT OF PENNSYLVANIA : CIVIL NO.: 1:14-CV-00925 STEPHANIE LYNN OLIN, Plaintiff, : (Chief Magistrate Judge Schwab) V. …
Attorneys with Disciplinary Records Part of Flaw in Pennsylvania’s Death Penalty System by David Reutter In February 2015, just a month into his term as Pennsylvania’s Governor, Tom Wolf imposed a moratorium on capital punishment in the state, calling it “error prone, expensive and anything but infallible.” [See: PLN, Feb. …
Despite Lack of State License, ICE Family Detention Center Continues Operating by In 2015, the Pennsylvania Department of Human Services (PDHS) issued a statement saying it “believes that the current use of the Berks County Residential Center (BCRC) as a family residential center is inconsistent with its current license as …
Defense Attorneys Seek Access to DNA-Matching Software’s Source Code by Matthew Clarke TrueAllele DNA testing software has been employed in hundreds of criminal cases around the country since 2009. The software is used to analyze evidence containing mixtures of genetic material and determine whether it contains a match to a …
Philadelphia Prison Guards Face Prison Time for Contraband Smuggling by Six former Philadelphia prison guards nabbed in a sting related to the smuggling of cell phones and drugs into the city’s prison system have pleaded guilty to federal charges and are facing incarceration and fines. Each was indicted on federal …
Holbrook v. Jellen, PA, Report and Recommendation - Prison Mail Censorship, 2017 Case 3:14-cv-00028-ARC Document 125 Filed 03/08/17 Page 1 of 67 UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT MIDDLE DISTRICT OF PENNSYLVANIA ROBERT L. HOLBROOK, et al., Plaintiffs, CIVIL ACTION NO. 3:14-cv-00028 v. (CAPUTO, J.) (SAPORITO, M.J.) THERESA JELLEN, et al., Defendants. …
Joyce v. County of Lackawanna, PA, Settlement, Retaliation for Overtime Disabilities, 2017 PITTSTON SCRANTON 9 N. Main St., Suite 4 Pittston, PA 18640 116 N. Washington Ave., Suite 2E Scranton, PA 18503 (570) 602-3560 FA:x:: (570) 602-3561 www.joycecarmody.com PHONE: JOSEPH J. JOYCE, III EMAIL: JJJ(i((JOYCECARMODY.COM March 3, 2017 VIA E-MAIL …
Sopinski v. Lackawanna County, PA, Settlement, Retaliation for Overtime, 2017 ICM JOSEPH J. JOYCE, PITTSTON SCRANTON 9 N. Main St., Suite 4 Pittston, PA 18640 116 N. Washington Ave., Suite 2E Scranton, PA 18503 (570) 602-3560 fax: (570) 602-3561 www.Joycecarmody.com PHONE: III EMAIL: llJi'i_{l.JOYCECARMODY.C'OM March 2, 2017 VIA EMAIL donald …
Pennsylvania DOC Ordered to Evaluate Mumia Abu-Jamal for Hep C Treatment by Derek Gilna Pennsylvania state prisoner Mumia Abu-Jamal, serving a life sentence for murder and diagnosed with hepatitis C, sued the state’s Department of Corrections (DOC) in federal court when he was refused treatment for that life-threatening disease. On …
