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Today, PennLive published a story about one of our clients, Ms. Henderson, who suffered abuse and assault while incarcerated as a pretrial detainee at the Dauphin County Prison.  Ms. Henderson told prison officials that she was transgender, but she was housed in an open male dorm. What happened next was a nightmare — and we… Continue reading Demanding Protection for Transgender Detainees

Today, the Chavez-Freed Law Office and Abramson & Denenberg, P.C. filed a lawsuit in federal court on behalf of inmates incarcerated at York County Prison. For months, pretrial detainees — who have not been convicted of any crime — have suffered the consequences of York County’s contract with Joseph Garcia and his company, CSAU1, to… Continue reading Prisoners File Lawsuit in Response to Systematic Excessive Force at YCP