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Attorneys and Clients Sue Over Grossly Inadequate Funding

Published on Apr 14, 2008

Four attorneys who perform court-appointed representation in Philadelphia County and a few of their clients sued the City of Philadelphia, the Court of Common Pleas of Philadelphia County, Mayor Michael Nutter, Judge C. Darnell Jones, II, and Judge D. Webster Keogh for civil-rights violations on April 10, 2008, for inadequate funding for court-appointed counsel in […]

Philadelphia Has the Highest Rate of Individuals Incarcerated

Published on Apr 1, 2008

I wish that this were an April Fools’ joke, but its not. The Philadelphia Daily News reported today that the Justice Policy Institute has released a new report stating that Philadelphia has the highest rate of individuals incarcerated per capita. The report, entitled Jailing Communities: The Impact of Jail Expansion and Effective Public Safety, states […]

Mayor Nutter Names New Prisons Commissioner

Published on Mar 26, 2008

The Philadelphia Inquirer reported today on philly.com that Mayor Nutter recommended Louis Giorla for the permanent post as the City Prison Commissioner. Giorla has been the acting Prison Commissioner since January, when Nutter took office. If you enjoyed this post, check out this article about criminal defense. You can also learn more about the Andre […]

Co-Conspirator Gun Gets Sentencing Enhancements

Published on Mar 25, 2008

In Commonwealth v. Phillips, 2008 Pa. Super. 30 (2008), the Superior Court of Pennsylvania reaffirms this month that the deadly-weapon enhancement contained in the Pennsylvania Sentencing Guidelines, 204 Pa.Code Sec. 303.10, can be applied to an unarmed co-conspirator. When the deadly-weapon enhancement is applied, the sentencing judge’s discretionary range of time to sentence a defendant […]

Treatment of Prisoners Looking Worse and Worse

Published on Mar 16, 2008

According to an article in the New York Times, the Defense Department has reported nearly 50 destroyed video tapes documenting interrogations of two terrorism suspects, including footage of forcible gagging. After the Pentagon review that was sparked this January when the CIA acknowledged the destruction of certain videos of interrogations, it appears that more interrogations […]