Northumberland Prison Board Is Satisfied
Dave Sprout, a paralegal with the Lewisburg Prison Project, a nonprofit inmate advocacy group, told The News-Item his group has sent...
Jailhouse medical firm mum on probe
The Northumberland County Prisons' medical provider, PrimeCare Medical Inc., was allegedly dispensing the wrong or no medicine to...
Inmate claims guard opened mail
Eight inmates got involved in a class-action lawsuit after guards were opening legal mail and reading the documents. Dave Sprout, a...
Inmates with Psych Issues Rise
Dave Sprout speaks to the newspaper about the ways that the mentally ill are mistreated in prison. He specifically mentions how damaging...
LPP Says State Should Probe Charts
Lewisburg Prison Project officials are happy to hear Northumberland County is considering building a prison to replace its 130-year-old...
Need Exists For A New Prison
The move to contracted services was the result of a Iawsuit filed by the Lewisburg Prison Project, on behalf of inmates due to inadequate...
Local allegations not only ones for PrimeCare
After a federal lawsuit filed by the Lewisburg Prison Project on behalf of inmates who felt they were receiving inadequate healthcare and...
Acknowledgement Of Former Employee Allegations
The move into contracted services was a result of a federal Iawsuit filed by the Lewisburg Prison Project, on behalf of inmates due to...
LPP Rep Says Probe Is Needed At Northumberland County Prison
Two former PrimeCare Medical Inc. employees who worked at the Northumberland County Prison claim the company falsified medical records...
Lawsuit: Mentally Ill Mistreated in Prisons
Dave Sprout talks about the problems facing mentally ill inmates after the Disability Rights Network of Pennsylvania filed a lawsuit...