by Lea Bickerton | Oct 23, 2009 | In the News, Jail Conditions
The Pittsburgh Post-Gazette reports that the Allegheny County Jail has taped attorney-client telephone calls and released some of those tapes to the U.S. Attorney’s Office. Jail officials contend that the taping was likely the inadvertent result of a change in...
by Lea Bickerton | Mar 4, 2009 | In the News, Jail Conditions
In a move that will save Butler County, Pennsylvania over $20,000 per year, inmates in the Butler County Jail will receive access to LexisNexis. The computerized legal research system will allow the county meet its legal obligation to provide access to legal research...
by Lea Bickerton | Feb 12, 2009 | Jail Conditions, Judicial Misconduct, Juvenile Issues
Luzerne County, PA Judges Mark Ciavarella and Michael Conahan pleaded guilty to federal charges of “honest services fraud” and tax fraud. Both judges were removed from the bench in January.The guilty pleas were the result of Ciavarella and Conahan...
by Lea Bickerton | Jan 9, 2009 | Jail Conditions, News Update
Alabama Sheriff Greg Bartlett, who was previously placed in his own jail for failing to adequately feed his inmates, has agreed to spend all money designated for inmate meals on actually feeding the inmates. Sheriff Bartlett has also agreed to follow USDA guidelines...
by Lea Bickerton | Jan 8, 2009 | Jail Conditions
A federal judge has confined Alabama Sheriff Greg Barlett to his own prison after finding him in contempt of court for under-feeding prisoners. In a widely criticized practice, many Alabama sheriffs are permitted to keep the profit they make from feeding inmates....