The federal lawsuit accuses officials at the Montgomery County Correctional Facility of barring ACLU lawyers from meeting with their clients in the prison in Eagleville.
The Pennsylvania Department of Corrections confirmed the outbreak of cases at the State Correctional Insitution Forest, which is located in Marienville.
State corrections officials say they are following the law in protecting medical information, but family members and advocates contend they could do more when inmates get sick or die.
To date, 23 prisoners have died from COVID-19 in nine of Pennsylvania’s correctional facilities.
In the Capitol, both Democrats and Republicans are calling for the release of ill and geriatric prisoners, but advocates fear it might already be too late.
By Joseph Darius Jaafari/Spotlight PA The Pennsylvania Department of Corrections recently updated Cosby’s mug shot, something routinely done to document changes to inmates’ appearance as they age.
While some of the accused never received the money, others are alleged to have reaped large amounts.
