Probe Reveals Corruption at Pennsylvania Jail by Probe Reveals Corruption at Pennsylvania Jail A former guard at Pennsylvania’s Erie County Prison and his supervisor, who is also his wife, were accepted into a special diversion program for first-time offenders after being charged in connection with payroll tampering and missing ammunition. …
Pennsylvania Activists Arrested for Protesting Construction of New Prison Complex by Pennsylvania Activists Arrested for Protesting Construction of New Prison Complex Seven members of Decarcerate PA, a grassroots coalition working to end mass incarceration in Pennsylvania, were arrested while protesting the construction of a new two-prison complex in that state. …
Pennsylvania Court Rules BOP Has Authority to Grant 6-months Halfway House by Derek Gilna Pennsylvania Court Rules BOP Has Authority to Grant 6-months Halfway House by Derek Gilna Normally, courts are hesitant to even consider cases involving the federal Bureau of Prisons (BOP) designating people to halfway houses, …
Family Calls Pennsylvania Prisoner’s Death Murder; Prison Officials Exonerate Themselves by David Reutter Family Calls Pennsylvania Prisoner’s Death Murder; Prison Officials Exonerate Themselves By David M. Reutter Although an investigation into a prisoner’s death by the Pennsylvania State Police “does not indicate any foul play at this time,” …
Tasered Ex-Prisoner Settles Suit for $55,000 by Tasered Ex-Prisoner Settles Suit for $55,000 The State of Pennsylvania and a prison guard settled a suit by a former prisoner who was allegedly shocked with a Taser without justification. The terms of the settlement required Pennsylvania to pay $50,000 and prison …
Picarella et al v. Johnson et al, PA, Complaint, mail visitation recreation, 2014 Case 1:14-cv-01874-CCC-CA Document 1 Filed 09/26/14 Page 1 of 13 Case 1:14-cv-01874-CCC-CA Document 1 Filed 09/26/14 Page 2 of 13 Case 1:14-cv-01874-CCC-CA Document 1 Filed 09/26/14 Page 3 of 13 Case 1:14-cv-01874-CCC-CA Document 1 Filed 09/26/14 Page …
Picarella et al v. Johnson et al, PA, Complaint, denial of mail visition recreation counsel 8th Am, 2014 Case 1:14-cv-01874-CCC-CA Document 1 Filed 09/26/14 Page 1 of 13 Case 1:14-cv-01874-CCC-CA Document 1 Filed 09/26/14 Page 2 of 13 Case 1:14-cv-01874-CCC-CA Document 1 Filed 09/26/14 Page 3 of 13 Case 1:14-cv-01874-CCC-CA …
Recidivism Performance Measures for Private Halfway Houses in Pennsylvania by Alex Friedmann Recidivism Performance Measures for Private Halfway Houses in Pennsylvania by Alex Friedmann In 2013, Pennsylvania Department of Corrections (DOC) officials announced they would provide financial incentives to privately-operated community corrections facilities – halfway houses – that reduce the …
PA DOC recidivism performance measures for private halfway houses 2013 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 the …
Kenney v. Montgomery County, PA, Order re Discovery Dispute, Wrongful Death - Medical, 2014 Case 2:13-cv-02590-EGS Document 61 Filed 09/04/14 Page 1 of 2 IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE EASTERN DISTRICT OF PENNSYLVANIA DOROTHY L. KENNEY, Plaintiff, v. MONTGOMERY COUNTY, et al., Defendants. : : : : …
Geist v. Ammary et al, PA, Memo, school police taser excessive force, 2014 Case 5:11-cv-07532-LS Document 75 Filed 08/22/14 Page 1 of 41 IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE EASTERN DISTRICT OF PENNSYLVANIA VICTORIA GEIST, Mother and : Natural Guardian of Keshana Wilson, : A Minor, : Plaintiff, …
Lethal Injection Protocol, Source of Execution Drugs Challenged in Pennsylvania by Lethal Injection Protocol, Source of Execution Drugs Challenged in Pennsylvania A long-standing federal class-action lawsuit is challenging the constitutionality of Pennsylvania’s execution protocol, and one of the issues in the case involves the use of lethal injection drugs obtained …
Kenney v. Montgomery County, CMC Letter Opposing Deposition Questions, Wrongful Death - Medical, 2014 Case 2:13-cv-02590-EGS Document 57 Filed 08/07/14 Page 1 of 9 Case 2:13-cv-02590-EGS Document 57 Filed 08/07/14 Page 2 of 9 Case 2:13-cv-02590-EGS Document 57 Filed 08/07/14 Page 3 of 9 Case 2:13-cv-02590-EGS Document 57 Filed 08/07/14 …
Kenney v. Montgomery County, PA, Letter re Discovery Dispute, Wrongful Death - Medical, 2014 Case 2:13-cv-02590-EGS Document 55 Filed 07/28/14 Page 1 of 5 KAIRYS, RUDOVSKY, MESSING & FEINBERG LLP Law Offices The Cast Iron Building 718 Arch Street Suite 501 South Philadelphia, PA 19106 David Rudovsky Paul Messing Jonathan …
Fields v. City of Philadelphia, PA, Complaint, false arrest video on duty police, 2014 UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE EASTERN DISTRICT OF PENNSYLVANIA RICHARD FIELDS, Plaintiff, v. CITY OF PHILADELPHIA, POLICE OFFICER SISCA, Badge No. 9547, and JOHN DOE, an unknown Philadelphia Police Officer, Defendants. ) ) ) ) …
Brady Violations Result in Habeas Relief for Pennsylvania Death Row Prisoner by David Reutter Brady Violations Result in Habeas Relief for Pennsylvania Death Row Prisoner by David Reutter To correct a “grave miscarriage of justice,” Pennsylvania U.S. District Court Judge Anita Brody granted a writ of habeas corpus to a …
Palakovic v. Wetzel, PA, Complaint, Control Unit Suicide, 2014 !aaassseee 333:::000555---mmmccc---000222000222555 DDDooocccuuummmeeennnttt 555888 FFFiiillleeeddd 000777///000888///111444 PPPaaagggeee 111 ooofff 222555 IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE WESTERN DISTRICT OF PENNSYLANIA RENEE AND DARIAN PALAKOVIC as Administrators of the Estate of BRANDON PALAKOVIC, Plaintiffs, v. JOHN WETZEL, KENNETH CAMERON, JAMIE …
Mandamus Petition May Constitute Prison Conditions Litigation in Pennsylvania by David Reutter Mandamus Petition May Constitute Prison Conditions Litigation in Pennsylvania by David M. Reutter The Supreme Court of Pennsylvania held on July 9, 2013 that a mandamus petition related to an underlying complaint concerning prison conditions itself constitutes prison …
