After months of advocating for relief from the deplorable conditions in the Philadelphia jails in the case Remick v. Philadelphia, the Pennsylvania Institutional Law Project (PILP), Kairys Rudovsky Messing Feinberg and Lin, Abolitionist Law Center, and Dechert LLP announce that the Philadelphia prisons will resume some in-person friend and family visits with incarcerated people starting next week.
PILP Sends Advocacy Letter Demanding "Reasonable Accommodation" for Transgender Woman Subjected to Strip Searches at SCI Mahanoy
PILP Sends Advocacy Letter Over Inadequate Diabetic Care at SCI Muncy
PILP Sends Advocacy Letter Demanding Mental Health Treatment for Woman at SCI Muncy
PILP Sends Advocacy Letter to DOC Demanding Proper Medical Care at SCI Muncy
Pennsylvania Institutional Law Project Files Lawsuit on Behalf of Man Denied Treatment for Opioid Use Disorder
The Pennsylvania Institutional Law Project (PILP) has filed a lawsuit against George W. Hill Correctional Facility on behalf of a man they say is being denied adequate treatment for his opioid use disorder (OUD). Shawn Strickland, 40, who has been diagnosed with OUD, was detained at George W. Hill Correctional Facility on August 6, 2021.
PILP Sends Letter to Philadelphia Department of Prisons Over Inadequate Diabetes Treatment
City Agrees to Pay $125,000 to Bail Funds in Settlement Over Out-of-Cell Time for People Incarcerated in Philly Jails
In an unprecedented settlement agreement, the City of Philadelphia (“City”) has agreed to make a one-time payment of $125,000 to the Philadelphia Bail Fund and the Philadelphia Community Bail Fund, to resolve violations of Court Orders requiring out-of-cell time for people incarcerated in Philadelphia Department of Prisons facilities.