After five years of advocacy, the Pennsylvania Institutional Law Project (PILP) is pleased to announce that their client has become the first person in Pennsylvania Department of Corrections (DOC) custody to receive gender-affirming surgery. The client, Mx. Doe, first became a client of PILP in 2017 when they were one of the first individuals to begin receiving testosterone at SCI Cambridge Springs and experienced numerous issues with the provision and dosage of the medication.
ACLU-PA and PILP Settle Federal Lawsuit Challenging Conditions at Fayette County Prison
The ACLU of Pennsylvania and the Pennsylvania Institutional Law Project (PILP) have settled a federal lawsuit alleging violations of the 14th Amendment to the United States Constitution due to inhumane conditions at the 130-year-old Fayette County Prison. The lawsuit was brought on behalf of four people incarcerated at the prison.
PILP Sends Advocacy Letter to PDP Over Medication for Opioid Use Disorder Policy
PILP Sends Advocacy Letter Demanding Mental Health Care Treatment for Woman Incarcerated at SCI Muncy
PILP Sends Advocacy Letter on Behalf of Man Suffering from Opioid Use Disorder
New Report Finds Overwhelming Majority of Pennsylvania Jails Provide Inadequate Care for Opioid Use Disorder
As overdose deaths continue to climb in the U.S., claiming more than 100,000 lives including more than 5,400 in Pennsylvania last year alone, new research demonstrates that incarcerated people in Pennsylvania are routinely denied access to the lifesaving medications they need, hampering efforts to reverse course on the overdose crisis.
PILP Sends Advocacy Letter to ACJ Warden on Behalf of Transman Denied Adequate Medical Care
The Pennsylvania Institutional Law Project has sent an advocacy letter to Allegheny County Jail Warden Orlando Harper regarding the denial of medical care to a transman.
After 20-Month Investigation, Lawyers Uncover Compelling Evidence Concerning Treatment of Incarcerated People with Mental Illness at Allegheny County Jail
Lawyers from the Abolitionist Law Center (ALC), Pennsylvania Institutional Law Project (PILP), and Schnader Harrison Segal & Lewis LLP have filed a motion in federal court seeking authorization to pursue class action relief for all incarcerated people at the Allegheny County Jail (ACJ) requiring mental health care now and in the future.