Officials of Pennsylvania Guards Union Charged with Theft by Five former officials of the Pennsylvania State Corrections Officers Association (PSCOA) were charged with theft in July 2023 after allegedly misappropriating union funds for personal expenses and conspiring to cover it up. A financial crimes investigation by a state police organized …
News in Brief by Alabama: Within 48-hours of booking into the Morgan County Jail on August 29, 2023, Miles Rea Batson, 39, had two second-degree assault charges added to his public intoxication charge as well as another for disarming a law enforcement agent. WHNT in Huntsville reported that during booking …
“Fuck Him, He Can Freeze”: Pennsylvania Detainee’s Death Detailed in Suit Against PrimeCare by A wrongful termination suit filed against jail healthcare profiteer PrimeCare Medical, Inc. on May 23, 2023, brought disturbing details to light in the death five months earlier of an elderly detainee at Pennsylvania’s Dauphin County Prison …
News in Brief by Alabama: Three jail guards in the Yellowhammer State were hit with drug smuggling charges in August 2023 and another the month after. WAFF in Huntsville reported that Morgan County Jail guard Bobby Simmons, 19, was arrested on August 3, 2023, when he was charged with promoting …
High Profile Escapes from Two Pennsylvania Jails Blamed on Staffing and Infrastructure Problems by After separate escapes from a pair of Pennsylvania jails, two detainees were recaptured during summer of 2023 – but not before making headlines, as one eluded authorities for nine days and the other for two weeks. …
Davis v. Lowe, PA, Complaint, Excessive Force, 2023 Case 4:23-cv-01896-WIA Document 1 Filed 11/15/23 Page 1 of 46 IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE MIDDLE DISTRICT OF PENNSYLVANIA DAMION DAVIS, : : Plaintiff, : : v. : : CRAIG LOWE, Warden; : FAGAN, Corrections Lieutenant; : LINDA FORSHAY, …
Allen v. Hollowood, PA, Judgment, Excessive Force, 2023 Case 2:19-cv-01258-RJC-MPK Document 206 Filed 11/02/23 Page 1 of 1 AO 450 (Rev. 11/11) Judgment in a Civil Action UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT for the Western District of Pennsylvania __________ District of __________ MICHAEL SHERMAN ALLEN Plaintiff v. CO ROBERT HOLLOWOOD, et. …
Allen v. Hollowood, PA, Verdict Slip, Excessive Force, 2023 Case 2:19-cv-01258-RJC-MPK Document 205 Filed 11/02/23 Page 1 of 10 IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE WESTERN DISTRICT OF PENNSYLVANIA MICHAEL SHERMAN ALLEN, Plaintiff, vs. CO ROBERT HOLLOWOOD; SGT. CHRISTOPHER SHELDON; and co mAN MACIAS, Defendants. ) ) ) …
Estate of Fanta Bility v. Borough of Sharon Hill, PA, Settlement, Wrongful Death-Excessive Force, 2023 Case 2:21-cv-04697-HB Document 81 Filed 11/02/23 Page 1 of 9 ___________________________________________ ESTATE OF FANTA BILITY, BY AND THROUGH : SIDIKIE KAMARA, AS ADMINISTRATOR : OF THE ESTATE OF FANTA BILITY : : Plaintiffs, : : …
Ogrod v. City of Philadelphia, PA, Settlement, Wrongful Conviction, 2023 LAW DEPARTMENT CITY OF PHILADELPHIA One Parkway 1515 Arch Street Philadelphia, PA 19102-1595 GENERAL RELEASE Walter Ogrod c/o Joseph Marrone, Esq. & Michael Pomerantz, Esq. Marrone Law Firm, LLC 200 S. Broad Street, Ste. 6 IO Philadelphia, PA 19 !02 …
Lee v. Lamas, PA, Order, Workers Wage, 2023 Case 2:19-cv-00241-CMR Document 53 Filed 10/26/23 Page 1 of 1 IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE EASTERN DISTRICT OF PENNSYLVANIA ROBERT LEE, JR. individually and for all others similarly situated, Plaintiff, CIVIL ACTION NO. 19-241 v. MARIROSA LAMAS, et al., …
Estate of Lagrotteria v. Allegheny County, PA, Complaint, Wrongful Death-Inadequate Medical Care, 2023 IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE WESTERN DISTRICT OF PENNSYLVANIA JEFFREY LAGROTTERIA, as Administrator Pendente Lite of the Estate of ANTHONY G. TALOTTA, Plaintiff, v. ALLEGHENY COUNTY, ALLEGHENY HEALTH NETWORK, WILSON BERNALES, DONALD W. STECHSCHULTE, …
News in Brief by Alabama: On August 12, 2023, an Alabama jail guard was caught – in uniform – stealing Pokemon cards from a Walmart. WBMA in Birmingham reported that Josh Hardy then fled store security on foot before cops caught him in a nearby restaurant. Calhoun County Sheriff Matthew …
$30,000 Paid by Pennsylvania to Prisoner Who Alleged Guards Beat and Tortured Him by Douglas Ankney by Douglas Ankney On December 8, 2022, the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania agreed to pay state prisoner Warren Easley $30,000 to settle claims that guards and medical staff at the State Correctional Institution (SCI) in …
Suit Against Pennsylvania Jail and Controversial Trainer Down to Just Two Plaintiffs by With an order denying class certification on March 24, 2023, the federal court for the Middle District of Pennsylvania left just two plaintiffs to proceed with claims against York County Prison and a controversial training contractor it …
News in Brief by Alabama: According to WSFA in Montgomery, a guard at the Montgomery County Detention Center was charged on July 18, 2023, with conspiracy to provide contraband to a prisoner as well as bribing a public official. Timothy Bernard Summerlin, 33, had worked at the lockup for roughly …
Four Deaths in Seven Weeks at Pennsylvania Prison by During the spring 2023, a troubling number of mysterious deaths took place in the State Correctional Institution (SCI) at Rockview, Pennsylvania. Richard Woods, 46, was found unresponsive in his cell on April 20, 2023. He was rushed to Mount Nittany Medical …
Five Years After Limiting Personal Visits and Banning Mail, Drug Use Worse in Pennsylvania Prisons by As reported by the Harrisburg Patriot News on April 21, 2023, the Pennsylvania Department of Corrections (DOC) implemented a solution to the drug problem in state prisons in September 2018 that has proved cruel …
Third Circuit Reinstates Claim by Federal Prisoner in Pennsylvania that Guards Prevented Daily Muslim Prayers by Matthew Clarke by Matt Clarke On March 21, 2023, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit reinstated a former federal prisoner’s lawsuit under the Religious Freedom Restoration Act (RFRA), 42 U.S.C. §§ …
Third Circuit Revives Forced-Labor Claims of Jailed Pennsylvania Child Support Debtors by Matthew Clarke by Matt Clarke On February 8, 2023, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit reinstated claims by Pennsylvania child support debtors jailed for civil contempt, who argued they were unfairly forced to perform unsafe …
