Governor Wolf has just ordered the Pennsylvania State Correctional system to start releasing “nonviolent” state correctional inmates to house arrest who are within 9 months of their minimum eligibility for parole. This is a huge development as Pennsylvania’s state sentences require a minimum parole date and a maximum date such as 10-20 years. This means […]
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Should prisoners be released due to Coronavirus?
‘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, […]
SCI Phoenix Montgomery County inmate tests Covid 19 positive
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 […]
