Peer-Review Reports Must be Disclosed in Philadelphia Jail Conditions Suit by David Reutter Peer-Review Reports Must be Disclosed in Philadelphia Jail Conditions Suit by David Reutter A Pennsylvania federal district court held on November 4, 2014 that medical care contractor Corizon Health has to produce mortality and sentinel event reviews …
Behind Bars and in Danger? by Dana Difilippo Behind Bars and in Danger? by Dana DiFilippo, Philadelphia Daily News If Mike Brady had died in a ditch somewhere, his brother would have understood. If he’d overdosed on a North Philly stoop? Sure, that would have been tragic – but unsurprising, …
Pennsylvania County Settles First Amendment Suit with Former Deputy Warden for $87,500 by Pennsylvania County Settles First Amendment Suit with Former Deputy Warden for $87,500 On November 16, 2012, Northumberland County, Pennsylvania, the county prison board, and the prison's warden settled a lawsuit brought by a former deputy warden alleging …
Crouse v. Allegheny County, PA, Memorandum Opinion Granting Only Onorato MSJ, 2015 Case 2:09-cv-01221-DSC Document 144 Filed 06/29/15 Page 1 of 12 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 of estate …
Pennsylvania Officer’s Widow Receives $5 Million Settlement for Accidental Shooting Death by Pennsylvania Officer’s Widow Receives $5 Million Settlement for Accidental Shooting Death In November 10, 2009, the City of Easton agreed to pay $5 million to Carin Sollman, the widow of Officer Jesse Sollman. After the 2005 accidental shooting …
Arbitrator’s Award on Pay Raises for Prison Guards Costs Pennsylvania County $5 Million by David Reutter Arbitrator’s Award on Pay Raises for Prison Guards Costs Pennsylvania County $5 Million by David M. Reutter Pennsylvania’s Lancaster County Commission has been forced to dip into its reserve funds to comply with an …
Former PA Supreme Court Justice Convicted, Disbarred, Ordered to Write Apology by Joe Watson Former PA Supreme Court Justice Convicted, Disbarred, Ordered to Write Apology by Joe Watson The Pennsylvania Supreme Court has accepted the voluntary disbarment of one of the high court’s former jurists who was convicted in 2013 …
Pollution Prison in Pennsylvania by Mumia Abu-Jamal Pollution Prison in Pennsylvania by Mumia Abu-Jamal Recently, a group of human rights researchers, responding to letters from prisoners at SCI Fayette, found a slew of environmental dangers and threats to the lives, health and well-being of hundreds of prisoners, guards and other …
Federal Court Strikes Down Pennsylvania Law that Restricts Prisoners’ Speech by Derek Gilna Federal Court Strikes Down Pennsylvania Law that Restricts Prisoners’ Speech by Derek Gilna Pennsylvania state lawmakers and former Pennsylvania Governor Tom Corbett both claimed they had good intentions when they enacted legislation that restricted prisoners’ free speech …
Pennsylvania Jail Guard Who Assaulted Prisoner Gets Home Confinement, Probation by Michael Brodheim Pennsylvania Jail Guard Who Assaulted Prisoner Gets Home Confinement, Probation by Michael Brodheim federal judge in Pittsburgh said it was the first time in her six years on the federal bench that she had agreed to a …
Deadly Force in the Philadelphia Police Department, CNA Analysis Independent Assessment, 2015 COLLABORATIVE REFORM INITIATIVE An Assessment of Deadly Force in the Philadelphia Police Department George Fachner ! Steven Carter COLLABORATIVE REFORM INITIATIVE An Assessment of Deadly Force in the Philadelphia Police Department George Fachner ! Steven Carter This project …
PrimeCare Contract With Montgomery County Correctional Facility 1-8-2012 To1-7-2015 HEALTH SERVICES AGREEMENT BY AND BETWEEN MONTGOMERY COUNTY CORRECTIONAL FACILITY AND PRIMECARE MEDICAL, INC. (PCM) . ) TABLE OF CONTENTS 1. BUSINESS ENTITY 4 2. COUNTY FACILITIES 4 3. LICENSES 4 4. TERM AND TERMINATION! OF AGREEMENT 5 5. SERVICES TO …
Hill V. BOP, CO, Settlement Agreement, Conditions for Trans Prisoners, 2015 THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE DISTRICT OF COLORADO Civil Action No. 13-cv-03404-MSK-NYW SCOTT HILL a/k/a SAMANTHA HILL Plaintiff, v. UNITED STATES BUREAU OF PRISONS, a United States agency, MICHAEL K. NALLEY, Regional Director, North Central Region, Bureau …
Poison Prison: Is Toxic Dust Sickening Inmates Locked up in Coal Country? by Eric Markowitz Poison Prison Is toxic dust sickening inmates locked up in coal country? By Eric Markowitz As the sun set over western Pennsylvania, Marcus Santos, inmate #JL7126, sat alone in a drab prison hospital, his eyes …
Due Process Requires Notice Prior to Court-Ordered Deduction from Prisoners’ Accounts by David Reutter Due Process Requires Notice Prior to Court-Ordered Deduction from Prisoners’ Accounts by David Reutter The Third Circuit Court of Appeals held on August 14, 2014 that prison officials must provide due process before seizing funds from …
PA DOC community corrections contract Appendix L re recidivism measures 2014 APPENDIX L Recidivism Monitoring Recidivism Monitoring At a minimum, facilities operated by selected contractors must maintain a baseline rate of recidivism. Facilities reducing recidivism rates below the baseline recidivism range will be eligible to receive a price increase during …
Tarnoski et al v. County of Berks et al, PA, Complaint, Primecare death medical neglect, 2015 , ... ,.., Case 5:15-cv-02000-EGS Document 1 Filed 04/16/15 Page 1 of 11 IN UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE EASTERN DISTRICT OF PENNSYLVANIA ERIKA TARNOSKI and MICHAEL TOBIAS, : Administrators of the ESTATE …
$12,500 Settlement for Pennsylvania Prisoner Denied Medication by David Reutter $12,500 Settlement for Pennsylvania Prisoner Denied Medication by David Reutter Pennsylvania’s Allegheny County Jail (ACJ) agreed to pay $12,500 to settle two lawsuits claiming guards and medical staff had failed to treat a prisoner’s epilepsy. The suits involved the treatment …
Report Highlights Health Concerns Related to Coal Ash Dump at Pennsylvania Prison by David Reutter A preliminary report by two human rights organizations concluded that a toxic fly ash dump which surrounds State Correctional Institution (SCI) Fayette in Pennsylvania may be causing cancer and other serious health ailments to both …
