Following Months of Advocacy, City Reinstates Limited In-Person Visits for People Incarcerated in Philly Jails

After months of advocating for relief from the deplorable conditions in the Philadelphia jails in the case Remick v. Philadelphia, the Pennsylvania Institutional Law Project (PILP), Kairys Rudovsky Messing Feinberg and Lin, Abolitionist Law Center, and Dechert LLP announce that the Philadelphia prisons will resume some in-person friend and family visits with incarcerated people starting next week.

Pennsylvania Institutional Law Project Files Lawsuit on Behalf of Man Denied Treatment for Opioid Use Disorder

The Pennsylvania Institutional Law Project (PILP) has filed a lawsuit against George W. Hill Correctional Facility on behalf of a man they say is being denied adequate treatment for his opioid use disorder (OUD). Shawn Strickland, 40, who has been diagnosed with OUD, was detained at George W. Hill Correctional Facility on August 6, 2021.