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Purdy Medical Suit Settled

Loaded on April 15, 1995 published in Verdict1 April, 1995, page 7
Filed under: Gender Discrimination -- Women, Systemic Medical Neglect, Medical Records, Medical Expenses, Food, Staffing, Settlements, Interpreters, Mental Health, Failure to Treat (Mental Illness). Location: Washington.

In the April, 1994, issue of PLN we reported Hallet v. Payne, No. 93-5496(T)D, the class action suit by women prisoners in federal court in Tacoma against prison officials at the Washington Corrections Center for Women, also known as Purdy. The suit alleged that medical care for prisoners at Purdy ...

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 ...