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Dauphin County Prison Cut Heat, Power, Deprived Inmates Of Basics: Lawsuit Dauphin County Prison Cut Heat, Power, Deprived Inmates Of Basics: Lawsuit
Dauphin County Prison Cut Heat, Power, Deprived Inmates Of Basics: Lawsuit Dauphin County Prison officials cut heat and electricity, confiscated toilet paper, and stripped inmates of basic necessities in response to alleged drug use, according to a federal lawsuit filed on December 17, 2024. The lawsuit, brought by the Abolitionist Law Center, accuses prison staff of imposing inhumane conditions on detainees in restricted housing units (RHU) in late 2023. Court records allege that officials punished detainees after discovering synthetic marijuana, allegedly smuggled in by prison staff. Instead of addressing internal misconduct, officials targeted incarcerated indiv…

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Rapist Retaliated Against Judges Who Wouldn't Let Him Have Porn In PA Prison Rapist Retaliated Against Judges Who Wouldn't Let Him Have Porn In PA Prison
Rapist Retaliated Against Judges Who Wouldn't Let Him Have Porn In PA Prison A rapist serving prison time for assaults in Philadelphia and Bucks counties has been convicted in Dauphin County for retaliation against judges who wouldn't allow him porn in his prison cell, according to a release by District Attorney Fran Chardo on Wednesday, Sept. 25.  Gregory Dunbar, 65, a Camp Hill native and a current inmate of State Correctional Institution Mahanoy in Schuylkill County, was convicted of nine counts of retaliation against a judicial official and one count of barratry in less than an hour on Tuesday, Sept. 24, the DA detailed in the release.  Dunbar is…

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Federal Lawsuit Filed Over COVID-19 Vaccine Mandates at Penn Medicine Federal Lawsuit Filed Over COVID-19 Vaccine Mandates at Penn Medicine
Federal Lawsuit Filed Over Covid-19 Vaccine Mandates at Penn Medicine Workers for Penn Medicine who were dismissed from their jobs for not getting a COVID-19 vaccine, have filed a federal lawsuit. Hundreds of employees have quit or been dismissed from Penn Medicine since the vaccine mandate was announced this past spring. The suit states that the vaccination mandates are unconstitutional, violating employee rights and they were wrongfully terminated. The 11-page document specifically cites four issues the defendants are seeking damages for: Violation of First Amendment rights. Violation of the 14th Amendment, "right to privacy and body." Wrongful terminati…

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Giuliani Suspended From Practicing Law In NY Giuliani Suspended From Practicing Law In NY
Giuliani Suspended From Practicing Law In NY A New York court suspended Rudy Giuliani from practicing law in the state on Thursday because of “false and misleading statements” about former President Donald Trump’s election loss last fall. The temporary license suspension took effect immediately – a day short of Guiliani’s 52nd anniversary of practicing law in New York State – pending the outcome of a full formal disciplinary hearing. The former New York City mayor and federal prosecutor was a personal attorney to Trump when he lied about the legitimacy of President Biden’s victory, alleging widespread ballot fraud in key swing states,…

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by Jerry DeMarco