Recidivism Report, PA DOC, 2013 Pennsylvania Department of Corrections Recidivism Report 2013 Tom Corbett John E. Wetzel Governor Secretary Recidivism Report PRS Overview The Bureau of Planning, Research and Statistics (PRS) directs the maintenance of historical data records for the Department and conducts ongoing planning, research, and evaluation activities designed …
Pennsylvania State Security Firm Drops Terrorist Tag for Environmental Activists by Derek Gilna Pennsylvania State Security Firm Drops Terrorist Tag for Environmental Activists by Derek Gilna Domestic covert surveillance of peaceful political activists by law enforcement is not a new thing, although the newest manifestation of this practice …
Pennsylvania Law Requiring Lifetime Registration of Juvenile Sex Offenders Unconstitutional by The Pennsylvania Supreme Court Held the Commonwealth's mandatory lifetime registration of juvenile sexual offenders is unconstitutional. The Court concluded that juveniles have “a constitutionally protected interest in their reputation that has been encroached by the use of an irrebuttable …
White v. Condict, PA, Amicus Brief, National Police Accountability Project, 2016 No. 16-619 ================================================================ In The Supreme Court of the United States -----------------------------------------------------------------DAVID WHITE, Petitioner, v. NEWTON CONDICT, IV, Respondent. -----------------------------------------------------------------On Petition For A Writ Of Certiorari To The United States Court Of Appeals For The Third Circuit -----------------------------------------------------------------BRIEF FOR …
In Past Three Years, Governors in Three States Declare Moratorium on Executions by Christopher Zoukis In Past Three Years, Governors in Three States Declare Moratorium on Executions by Christopher Zoukis Three states have imposed moratoriums on the death penalty since 2013, raising to 11 the number of states that still …
$250,000 Settlement for Estate of PA Prisoner Killed by Mentally Ill Cellmate by David Reutter The Pennsylvania Department of Corrections (PDOC) paid $250,000 to settle a lawsuit filed by the estate of an elderly, handicapped prisoner who was killed by his psychotic cellmate at State Correctional Institution Forest. Elwood Brasswell, …
Picarella et al v. Johnson et al, PA, NCCB Minutes to Approve Settlement, mail visitation recreation, 2016 NORTHUMBERLAND COUNTY COMMISSIONERS PUBLIC MEETING AGENDA TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 2, 2016 5:00 PM 1. CALL TO ORDER. 2. CITIZENS’ INPUT – AGENDA ITEMS ONLY 3. A MOTION IS NEEDED TO APPROVE THE COMMISSIONERS’ PUBLIC …
Crouse v. Allegheny County, PA, Pltff Proposed Jury Instructions, Wrongful Death, 2016 Case 2:09-cv-01221-DSC Document 209 Filed 01/19/16 Page 1 of 42 IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE WESTERN DISTRICT OF PENNSYLVANIA BEVERLY CROUSE, as Administrator of ) the Estate of Shiva Lal Acharya, deceased, ) on behalf …
New Pennsylvania Legislation Sucker Punches Inmate Speech by Linn Washington Jr. Law Shreds Rights by: Linn Washington Jr. The serious injustice endured by Pennsylvania prison inmate Lorenzo ‘Cat’ Johnson, detailed yesterday in Part I of this series [1], is the subject of a website and numerous other postings on the Internet. …
Fields v. City of Philadelphia, PA, Plf Brief Opp Def Mot SJ, False Arrest Video On-Duty Police, 2016 IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE EASTERN DISTRICT OF PENNSYLVANIA RICHARD FIELDS, Plaintiff, : : : v. : : CITY OF PHILADELPHIA et al., : Defendants. : ____________________________________ : : …
Two Suicides at Privately-operated Pennsylvania Facility by Officials in Delaware County, Pennsylvania have been tight-lipped about the recent suicides of two prisoners at the George W. Hill Correctional Facility, fearing wrongful death lawsuits. On May 26, 2015, Janene Wallace, 35, hung herself using her bra while serving time for a …
$183,000 in Settlements for Sexually Abused Pennsylvania Prisoners by David Reutter Pennsylvania prison officials have paid a total of $183,000 to settle lawsuits brought by three prisoners who alleged that guards at State Correctional Institution (SCI) Pittsburgh physically and sexually abused them. One of the federal civil rights actions was …
Snider v. Motter, PA, Second Amended Complaint, Excessive Force in Jail, 2015 IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE MIDDLE DISTRICT OF PENNSYLVANIA JOEL SNIDER Plaintiff, v. WARDEN JAQUELINE MOTTER; LT. SMITH; OFC. NOLTE; OFC. SHEARER; OFC. GOSHORN; OFC. GRIMES; OFC. GRAY; OFC. WALKER; OFC. HUGHES; OFC. RICHARDS; NURSE …
Second Federal Lawsuit Filed Over Abuses at Pennsylvania County Prison by David Reutter Second Federal Lawsuit Filed Over Abuses at Pennsylvania County Prison by David Reutter A second federal lawsuit has been filed by a former prisoner at Pennsylvania’s York County Prison, alleging that his civil rights were violated by …
$350,000 Settlement in Pennsylvania Prisoner’s Suicide by David Reutter $350,000 Settlement in Pennsylvania Prisoner’s Suicide by David Reutter A $350,000 settlement was reportedly reached in the 2007 suicide of a prisoner at Pennsylvania’s Blair County Prison (BCP). The settlement included the prisoner’s personal physician as well as county defendants. Following …
Lane v. Tavares et al., PA, BIO MTD - Gomes, inadequate acommodation ADA, 2015 Case 3:14-cv-00991-ARC-SES Document 166 Filed 11/12/15 Page 1 of 17 IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE MIDDLE DISTRICT OF PENNSYLVANIA CARLTON LANE, Plaintiff, v. JOSEPH F. TAVARES, M.D., et al., Defendants. : : : …
Dismissal of Prisoner’s Federal and State Claims Not Warranted; Prison Employees Not Automatically Immune from Liability by Dismissal of Prisoner’s Federal and State Claims Not Warranted; Prison Employees Not Automatically Immune from Liability The U.S. District Court for the Middle District of Pennsylvania has held that a state prisoner sufficiently …
Third Circuit Decision an “Enormous” Victory for the Wrongfully-Detained Undocumented by Derek Gilna Third Circuit Decision an “Enormous” Victory for the Wrongfully-Detained Undocumented by Derek Gilna The Third Circuit Court of Appeals decision in the case of Galarza v. Lehigh County, Pennsylvania, which ruled that local jails need only treat …
