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Article • July 15, 2009
Pennsylvania Prisoner Properly Exhausted Claims in Medical Diet Case by On November 4, 2008, a Pennsylvania district court denied summary judgment in the case of Pennsylvania prisoner, Richard Young. Young, represented by Meghan E. Jones-Rolla of Meyer, Darragh, Buckler, Bebenek, and Eck in Pittsburgh, filed a Section 1983 claim alleging …
Article • July 15, 2009
Medicare Is “Victim” Under Pennsylvania Restitution Statute by Medicare is a “victim” for the purpose of receiving restitution under Pennsylvania law, the Superior Court of Pennsylvania decided July 16, 2008. Gregory Ricky Brown was ordered to pay $509.65 to Medicare as restitution for a criminal offense. Brown appealed, arguing that …
Article • July 15, 2009
Court Rejects Self-Analysis Privilege; Orders Jail Officials to Comply with Subpoena by U.S. Magistrate Judge Diane Welsh has granted a motion to enforce a subpoena for records in a class action suit challenging the adequacy of medical care at the Bucks County Correctional Facility in Pennsylvania. The plaintiffs served a …
Brief • July 10, 2009
Doran v. Philadelphia, PA, Complaint, Police Brutality Erratic Driving Nickel Ride, 2009 Case 2:09-cv-03090-LDD Document 1 Filed 07/10/09 Page 1 of 17 .CIVIL COVER SHEET ...IS 44 (Rev. 12107) The JS 44 civil cover sheet and the infonnation contained herein neither replace nor supplement the filing and service ofpleadings orotherpapers …
Brief • 2009
Joseph v Scranton Times, PA, Ruling for New Trial, 2009 IN THE SUPREME COURT OF PENNSYLVANIA MIDDLE DISTRICT THOMAS A. JOSEPH, THOMAS J. JOSEPH, ACUMARK, INC., AIRPORT LIMOUSINE AND TAXI SERVICE, INC, AND AIRPORT TAXI, LIMOUSINE AND COURIER SERVICE OF LEHIGH VALLEY, INC. v. THE SCRANTON TIMES L.P., THE TIMES …
Sexual Abuse by Prison and Jail Staff Proves Persistent, Pandemic by Gary Hunter Sexual assault, rape, indecency, deviance. These terms represent reprehensible behavior in our society. They also represent recurring themes in our nation’s prisons – not only by prisoners, but also by guards and other staff members. PLN’s August …
Caging Kids for Cash: Two Pennsylvania Judges Guilty of Selling Out Juvenile Justice System by Matthew Clarke Caging Kids for Cash: Two Pennsylvania Judges Guilty of Selling Out Juvenile Justice System by Matt Clarke Judges are supposed to be the protectors of our constitutional rights. They are expected to be …
Summary Judgment Denied To United States In FTCA Suit Alleging Sexual Assault By BOP Staff Member by U.S. District Judge Petrese B. Tucker has denied summary judgment to the United States in a Federal Tort Claims Act (FTCA) suit alleging sexual assault by a former BOP staff member. Kimberley Yates, …
Ex-Convict Demoted After Mismanaging Reentry Program by Before his release in 2003, Ronald L. Cuie had served almost three years in Pennsylvania prisons for aggravated assault, robbery and criminal conspiracy. However, it was his successful work under two previous Philadelphia mayors that convinced Mayor Mike Nutter to appoint him over …
Brief • May 13, 2009
Prison Legal News v. PA DOC, PA Complaint, public records, 2009
Article • April 15, 2009 • from PLN April, 2009
Pennsylvania Prison Crowding, Parole Crisis Result in New Laws, Parole Suspension by Matthew Clarke by Matt Clarke On September 29, 2008, Pennsylvania Governor Ed Rendell ordered a moratorium on paroles. Three weeks later he lifted the suspension of paroles for non-violent offenders, and the moratorium was completely withdrawn last December. …
Article • April 15, 2009
$28 Million Awarded in Excessive Force Verdict in Police Killing of Child by A federal jury in Pittsburgh has awarded the family of a 12-year-old who was shot and killed by two Pennsylvania state troopers. The shooting occurred on Christmas Eve, 2002. The jury’s verdict followed a two week trial. …
Article • April 15, 2009 • from PLN April, 2009
From the Editor by Paul Wright I generally don’t write about books in my monthly editorial but this is an unusual month. PLN’s first book, the long awaited and much anticipated Prisoners’ Guerrilla Handbook to Correspondence Programs in the US and Canada has been printed and is now being shipped. …
Article • April 15, 2009 • from PLN April, 2009
Pennsylvania Contractor Prohibited from Using State and Federal Funds for Religious Purposes by Bob Williams Pennsylvania Contractor Prohibited from Using State and Federal Funds for Religious Purposes by Bob Williams Citizens in Bradford County, Pennsylvania filed a federal lawsuit against the County and state and federal officials after government funds …
$16,000 Awarded in Father's Day False Arrest by On November 30, 2005, John McHenry of Delaware County, Pennsylvania was awarded $1,000 in compensatory damages and an additional $15,000 in punitive damages as a result of his civil rights suit for false arrest. On June 16, 2002, Father's Day, McHenry was …
GEO Cancels Contract at Pennsylvania Jail, Looks Elsewhere for Business by David Reutter GEO Cancels Contract at Pennsylvania Jail, Looks Elsewhere for Business by David M. Reutter GEO Group, Inc. (formerly known as Wackenhut Corrections), the second-largest private prison company in the nation, has operated the jail in Delaware County, …
Pennsylvania Private Prison Construction Halted For Environmental Assessment by The Pennsylvania based Citizens Advisory Committee on Private Prisons, Inc. (CACOPP), filed a complaint against the Federal Bureau of Prisons (BOP) for bypassing environmental and administrative policies in the contracting of a private prison's construction. The construction was halted pending the …
Brief • February 25, 2009
Filed under: Labor Racketeering
B. W. V. Powell, PA, Complaint, Racketeering, 2009 Case 3:09-cv-00286-CCC Document 3-5 Filed 02/25/09 Page 1 of 102 UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT MIDDLE DISTRICT OF PENNSYLVANIA B.W., a minor, by FLORENCE WALLACE : Parent and Natural Guardian, and : FLORENCE WALLACE in her own right, : JEFFREY ARNOTT, DAWN BABBITT, …
Pennsylvania Prison Official Settles Termination Lawsuit For Investigating Beating by Former Pennsylvania county prison official, Lt. Constance Bowers, brought a 42 U.S.C. § 1983 suit after being terminated in 2004, two months short of 20 years service to the state. She was allegedly terminated for failure to end an investigation …
Article • February 15, 2009
Why Does Pennsylvania Have the Death Penalty? Still Asking by Robert Zaller Dr. Robert Zaller, Professor of History, Drexel University March 6, my colleague Julia Hall and I moderated a symposium at Drexel's law school to address the question of Pennsylvania's death penalty. It pulled together a distinguished panel from …
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