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Pittsburgh-based Wexford Health Sources, Inc. agreed to pay the settlement to end questions about staffing at the prison. Questions about the number of physician hours Wexford provides at the prison were first raised publicly in a federal lawsuit filed by Erie lawyer John Mizner after an inmate at the prison.
In a move the inmate’s lawyer described as extremely rare, the Department of Justice filed a brief in support of the inmate, Robert Furgess, who sued the Pennsylvania Department of Corrections in January 2017 under the Americans with Disabilities Act.
A federal judge on Monday approved the $1.1 million settlement between Erie County and the family of a work-release inmate who died after suffering an asthma attack during a shift in May 2018.
A $1.1 million settlement will end the legal fight between Erie County and the family of a work-release inmate who died in May 2018 after suffering an asthma attack while in the county’s custody.
A settlement has ended a federal civil rights lawsuit over the death of an Erie County work-release inmate who suffered an asthma attack in May 2018.
A Crawford County Corrections Officer is facing charges for allegedly striking an inmate and fracturing his face.
The inmate, convicted murdered Robert Furgess, claims he went three months without a shower.
Felix Manus died June 11. His family has sued Erie County and two corrections officers.
Felix L. Manus’ family members have seen the newly released surveillance video footage that shows Manus at the Erie County work-release center on May 30. At a news conference on Monday, they shared their views on the footage for the first time.
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Inmate Felix Manus died June 11. His family’s lawyer says county officers delayed calling 911 when Manus suffered an asthma attack in May.
Lawyer John Mizner charged that the county has not been transparent in its response to the Felix Manus case.
