In this edition: Pennsylvania state police allege no foul play in death of John Carter; Lawsuit filed for Lack of Mental Health Treatment in Solitary, OSP Hunger Strike Ends and more…

 

 

 

 

In this edition: Homicide reported at SCI Rockview; Corbett administration unveils analysis of mass incarceration in Pennsylvania; Ohio Supermax prisoners enter second week of hunger strike and more...

 

The Human Rights Coalition has received reports from multiple prisoners in the Restricted Housing Unit (RHU) at State Correctional Institution (SCI) Rockview in central Pennsylvania that John Carter, a state prisoner, was killed by prison staff performing a cell extraction on April 26, 2012. According to witness accounts, staff in riot gear filled his solitary confinement cell with an extraordinary quantity of OC chemical munitions, otherwise known as pepper-spray. Following the attack with pepper-spray, his cell door was opened and guards rushed him, assaulting Carter, who was reportedly unconscious, with electro-shock weapons and beating him.

 

HRC has also received a report that Carter was subject to a cell extraction on April 19 as well, during which he was also attacked with pepper spray. Prisoners in the RHU have reported to HRC that staff have been issuing fabricated misconducts, depriving prisoners of food, and intensifying abusive behavior.    read more..

In this edition: Medical neglect leads to prisoner death; Frackville officials continue to permit prisoner abuse; Charges dropped against another guard in Abu Ghraib on the Allegheny scandal and more…

 

 

 

In this edition: Invasive Search Policies at SCI Muncy; Prisoner Transferred After Numerous Phone Calls to Prison; 40 years in solitary confinement for two of the Angola 3 and more...

 

 

In this edition: Death Row Exonoree Speaks in Pittsburgh; Life-sentenced prisoner seeks new trial in 27-year-old homicide case; Another lawsuit filed against Nicoletti and other SCI Pittsburgh Officials and more…