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 …
Farley v. City of Philadelphia et al, PA, Amended Complaint, pregnant IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE EASTERN DISTRICT OF PENNSYLVANIA _______________________________________ : : KELLY FARLEY, : CIVIL ACTION : Plaintiff, : No. 06-2110 : v. : JURY TRIAL DEMANDED : CITY OF PHILADELPHIA; : PRISON HEALTH SERVICES, …
Former Pennsylvania Prison Guard and Prisoner Charged with Child Sex Trafficking by David Reutter An unlikely alliance between a prison guard and a former prisoner ended in both being charged with enslaving two teenagers and forcing them into prostitution. While serving time for a parole violation and drug offense from …
Custodial Interrogation of Parolee Requires Miranda Warnings by The Pennsylvania Supreme Court held that a parolee subjected to custodial interrogation by parole agents concerning new crimes is entitled to receive Miranda warnings. Under the facts of this case, the court found the parolee’s incriminating statements should be suppressed. Nathan Cooley …
ICE Detention Standards Compliance Audit - Clinton County Correctional Facility, McElhattan, PA, ICE, 2012 U.S. Department of Homeland Security Immigration and Customs Enforcement Office of Professional Responsibility Inspections and Detention Oversight Washington, DC 20536-5501 Office of Detention Oversight Compliance Inspection Enforcement and Removal Operations Philadelphia Field Office Clinton County Correctional …
ICE Detention Standards Compliance Audit - Clinton County Correctional Facility, McElhatten, PA, ICE, 2014 U.S. Department of Homeland Security Immigration and Customs Enforcement Office of Professional Responsibility Inspections and Detention Oversight Washington, DC 20536-5501 Office of Detention Oversight Compliance Inspection Enforcement and Removal Operations Philadelphia Field Office Clinton County Correctional …
