Results from Seven States Shows Program-Driven Recidivism Reduction by The National Reentry Resource Center has published a new study of seven states showing that with proper pre-release programming, recidivism rates can be reduced by a significant amount. The study, which covered the states of Colorado, Connecticut, Georgia, North Carolina, Pennsylvania, …
Prison Chief Blames Rising Prison Budget on Pennsylvania Legislators by David Reutter When Pennsylvania’s House of Representatives forced Secretary of Corrections John Wetzel to appear before them for the annual round of grandstanding about prison costs, Wetzel turned the tables and placed the blame where it belongs: on the legislature. …
Jail Called to Scrutinize Detox Procedure in Wake of Increased Deaths by David Reutter The second death in six months of a pre-trial detainee at Pennsylvania’s Buck County prison has raised questions about its detox procedures. The scrutiny of such procedures should be a focal point for jail administrators throughout …
Gangwal v. Folster, PA, Motion to Stay Deadlines, Excessive Force Leg Sweep, 2016 Case 1:14-cv-02002-JEJ-SES Document 44 Filed 08/10/16 Page 1 of 6 IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE MIDDLE DISTRICT OF PENNSYLVANIA SUDHIR GANGWAL, Plaintiff, v. Civil Action No.: 1:14-cv-02002-JEJ-SES (Filed: October 16, 2014) District Judge: John …
Gangwal v. Folster, PA, Suggestion of Death, Excessive Force Leg Sweep, 2016 Case 1:14-cv-02002-JEJ-SES Document 43 Filed 08/09/16 Page 1 of 2 IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE MIDDLE DISTRICT OF PENNSYLVANIA SUDHIR GANGWAL, Plaintiff, v. Civil Action No.: 1:14-cv-02002-JEJ-SES (Filed: October 16, 2014) District Judge: John E. …
Inmate Mail and Incoming Publications, PA DOC, 2011 POLICY STATEMENT Commonwealth of Pennsylvania • Department of Corrections Policy Subject: Policy Number: Inmate Mail and Incoming Publications Date of Issue: December 2, 2011 Authority: Signature on File DC-ADM 803 Effective Date: December 23, 2011 John E. Wetzel I. AUTHORITY The Authority …
Philadelphia Man Awarded $65,000 in Police Assault by A Philadelphia state court jury awarded $65,000 to a man after finding two police officers liable for assault and battery and malicious prosecution. At issue was the April 2, 2013, arrest of Phillip Easley, 30, who walked to a store and offered …
Porn and Referral Fee Scandals Force Pennsylvania Supreme Court Justice’s Retirement by David Reutter In the midst of a pornographic email scandal, Pennsylvania Supreme Court Justice Seamus P. McCaffery retired. That move came just a week after his colleagues issued an order suspending him from all judicial work and instructing …
Pennsylvania Blames Prison Clerk for Her Rape by Prisoner by David Reutter In response to a female secretary who was raped by a prisoner at Pennsylvania’s State Correctional Institution – Rockview in 2013, the State Attorney General’s office filed a pleading that blamed the woman for her rape. As PLN …
Law Forbidding the Shackling of Pregnant Women Fails to End Practice by David Reutter Four years after Pennsylvania passed legislation prohibiting the shackling of pregnant prisoners after their second trimester, the law is frequently disobeyed. As a result, many prisoners are enduring “barbaric” shackling while in labor. PLN previously …
Scott v. Pennsylvania DOC, PA, Settlement, Aphasia Disability Discrimination, 2017 IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE WESTERN DISTRICT OF PENNSYLVANIA DONALD SCOTT, Plaintiff, Civil Action No. 15-72 v. PENNSYLVANIA DEPARTMENT OF CORRECTIONS, Defendant, SETTLEMENT AGREEMENT AND RELEASE OF ALL CLAIMS This Settlement Agreement and Release of All Claims …
Krimes v. JPMorgan Chase Bank, PA, Motion for Preliminary Approval of Class Action Settlement, BOP Debit Cards, 2016 Case 2:15-cv-05087-ER Document 31 Filed 08/01/16 Page 1 of 25 UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE EASTERN DISTRICT OF PENNSYLVANIA JESSE KRIMES, on Behalf of Himself and All Others Similarly Situated, Plaintiff, …
$490,000 Settlement for Philadelphia Man Injured during Rough Police Transport by The City of Philadelphia paid $490,000 to settle a lawsuit alleging unlawful arrest and injuries suffered during a police transport. James McKenna, 34, was at a bar on June 23, 2011, with his girlfriend when his offer of complimentary …
Philadelphia's Crowded, Costly Jails - The Search fo Safe Solutions, PEW, 2011 Philadelphia’s Crowded, Costly Jails: The Search for Safe Solutions Aerial photo of the Philadelphia Prison System main campus in Northeast Philadelphia CREDIT: POLICE AERIAL UNIT Philadelphia’s Crowded, Costly Jails: The Search for Safe Solutions The Pew Charitable Trusts’ …
Human Rights Violations throughout the PA DOC, HRC Fed-Up, 2010 Human Rights Violations throughout the PA DOC During the last two years HRC/Fed Up! has reviewed thousands upon thousands of pages of prisoner letters/reports, civil actions, institutional paperwork, affidavits, criminal complaints, and additional documentation detailing patterns of widespread, systemic, deliberate …
Institutionalized Cruelty - Torture at SCI Dallas and in Prisons Throughout Pennsylvania, HRC-Fed Up, 2010 Institutionalized Cruelty: Torture at SCI Dallas and in Prisons Throughout Pennsylvania Obviously we are not human beings to them, we are merely a number. -SCI Dallas prisoner “Okay motherfucker, game on. I can kill you …
Pennsylvania: Woman Dies in Jail While Serving Sentence for Truancy Fines and Court Costs by Christopher Zoukis A 55-year-old mother of seven died in a Pennsylvania jail cell on June 7, 2014 while serving a 48-hour sentence for failure to pay truancy fines and court costs that totaled about $2,000. …
FCC comment re lack of ICS transparency - June 2016 Human Rights Defense Center DEDICATED TO PROTECTING HUMAN RIGHTS June 29, 2016 Submitted Online Only The Honorable Tom Wheeler, Chairman Federal Communications Commission 445 12th St. S.W. Washington, DC 20554 Re: Ex Parte Submission Lack of Transparency in the Prison …
