Democratic state lawmakers from the Senate Policy Committee held a hearing about deaths in Pennsylvania's prison system. Advocates and lawmakers raised concerns about the lack of transparency on how county and law enforcement officials report deaths while inmates are in custody.
On Tuesday, Democratic state lawmakers from the Senate Policy Committee held a hearing about deaths in Pennsylvania 's prison system . Advocates and lawmakers raised concerns about the lack of transparency on how county and law enforcement officials report deaths while inmates are in custody. "That’s really what we’re trying to do here is get the data to demonstrate that we have a real issue," said State Senator Amanda Cappelletti (D-Montgomery County).
"Pennsylvania holds one of the highest death rates among individuals in custody across the nation." Senator Cappelletti recently introduced SB 996, which would require all state and local law enforcement agencies and correctional facilities to report the death of a person in custody to the Pennsylvania Attorney General within 30 days. Failure to report an incident would result in a misdemeanor charge and a fin
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