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‘Forced Social Distancing’: Courts Urged to Prevent Prisons From Becoming Vector for COVID-19 Philadelphia-area courts and criminal justice lawyers have been working to develop procedures to handle cases as quickly as possible. By Max Mitchell | March 31, 2020 at 06:59 PM      Prison officials throughout Pennsylvania have been scrambling to contain the outbreak of COVID-19 in correctional facilities, […]

The first state prison inmate in Pennsylvania has tested positive for Covid 19. He’s located at SCI Phoenix in Montgomery County, the same prison where Bill Cosby is being held. Reports are that he has been quarantined along with all inmates who came into contact with him, but it seems like it won’t be long […]

If you have a loved one who is incarcerated in Montgomery County or Bucks County Pennsylvania, and that person has a serious medical condition or illness, you should consult with a local attorney to see if the inmate will qualify for early release in light of the coronavirus pandemic. There is some concern that we […]

It is an unfortunate fact that large numbers of Pennsylvanians will soon be very sick, or even dead, as a result of the coronavirus pandemic. In these situations it will be crucial to preserve witnesses and evidence as soon as possible. The cases will be among the very most difficult to prove. At a minimum […]

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