Agreement Reached in State-Wide Pennsylvania Prison Case

Loaded on Oct. 15, 1994 published in Verdict1 October, 1994, page 10

Filed under: Systemic Medical Neglect, Conditions of Confinement, Totality of Conditions, Fire Hazards, Food, Overcrowding, Staffing, Ventilation, Sanitation, Guard Brutality/Beatings, Education, Law Library Access/Adequacy, Settlements, Consent Decrees, Failure to Treat (Mental Illness). Location: Pennsylvania.

On Aug. 12, 1994, lawyers representing the prisoners announced that they have reached a settlement with the State of Pennsylvania in Austin v. Lehman, the state-wide prison conditions case filed in November, 1990. The agreement has been presented to U.S. District Judge Jan DuBois for approval.

In 1990, the Pennsylvania ...

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