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PA Prison Report - Mar 5, 2012

Submitted by Anonymous on Tue, 03/06/2012 - 9:39am

In this edition: Arbitration decision orders reinstatement of suspended SCI Pittsburgh guards; Corrections Officers Earn More than Ranking Guards; Kirk Bloodsworth, first to be exonerated by DNA evidence speaks in Pittsburgh and more…

 

PA Prison Report - February 27, 2012

Submitted by Anonymous on Tue, 02/28/2012 - 12:13am

In this edition: Prisoner Tried for Assault after Year of Harassment and Retaliation; Sexual Harassment at SCI Pittsburgh continues; Solitary Confinement Discussion held at Law School and more…

 

PA Prison Report - February 20, 2012 - Please sign petition to release Russell Maroon Shoats from 21+yrs in Solitary!

Submitted by Anonymous on Wed, 02/22/2012 - 10:04am
In this edition: Campaign launched to release HRC co-founder Russell Maroon Shoats from solitary; Retired guard speaks out on abuse at SCI Albion; former federal prosecutor files investigation; Prison officials withhold information on prisoner death, hunger strike at Corcoran and more…

 

PA Prison Report - February 13, 2012

Submitted by Anonymous on Wed, 02/15/2012 - 1:24am
In this edition: Judge clears prisoner of riot charges, Prisoner testifies on abuse at SCI Pittsburgh, Hunger strike resumes in California prison, and more…
 
 

PA Prison Report - February 6, 2012

Submitted by Anonymous on Tue, 02/07/2012 - 3:50am

In this edition: Sexual harassment and abuse in Solitary Confinement at SCI-Rockview, Pittsburgh Ban the Box legislation on the move, Pennsylvania spends 400 billion dollars more than reported on corrections, and more….

 

PA Prison Report - January 30, 2012 - Please sign petition to stop prison expansion in PA

Submitted by Anonymous on Mon, 01/30/2012 - 8:18am

In this edition: Mumia Abu-Jamal enters general population first time since 1981; Abuse, hunger strike at SCI Fayette; Medical Neglect at SCI Frackville causes prisoner’s kidneys to fail, and more…

 

PA Prison Report - January 23, 2012

Submitted by Anonymous on Mon, 01/23/2012 - 6:42am
In this edition:
 
Sexual harassment continues at SCI Pittsburgh despite recent charges against guards, student leads Guantanamo protesters to DC, Red Onion holds people in solitary for years, and more…
 
Beginning in this edition, a link to the Real Cost of Prisons Project (RCPP) web log maintained by Lois Ahrens has been added. The weblog has more extensive coverage of prison related news nationwide. Please refer to the link by the section heading “Across the Nation”.
 
 

PA Prison Report - January 16, 2012

Submitted by Anonymous on Mon, 01/16/2012 - 2:23pm

In this edition: Retaliation and Physical Abuse at SCI-Dallas, DOC wants Mumia to cut his hair, Allegheny County settles with jail sex assault victim for $6,000 and more…

 

PA Prison Report - January 9, 2012 - Action Alert for Mumia Abu-Jamal

Submitted by Anonymous on Tue, 01/10/2012 - 4:08pm
In this edition: Mumia Abu-Jamal held in "conditions more onerous than those on death row"; Murder conviction overturned after 16 years of a life sentence; CA reduces prison population by thousands and more…
 

PA Prison Report - December 26, 2011

Submitted by Anonymous on Tue, 12/27/2011 - 11:43pm
In this edition: Jailhouse lawyer placed in cell with nooses, denied mental health care; Mother Denied Visit to Son in Solitary; New claims in lawsuit over pregnant woman who died in jail and more…