Brown, A., Aplt. v. Wetzel, J.

IN THE SUPREME COURT OF PENNSYLVANIA MIDDLE DISTRICT ALTON D. BROWN, : No. 125 MAP 2016 : Appellant : Appeal from the Order of the : Commonwealth Court at 318 MD 2015, : dated September 9, 2016. v. : : : JOHN E. WETZEL, : : Appellee : DISSENTING STATEMENT JUSTICE WECHT FILED: January 18, 2018 I respectfully dissent. As a prisoner, Alton D. Brown necessarily has lost those privileges of citizenship that are fundamentally incompatible with his incarceration. Nonetheless, inmates retain certain inalienable rights, including the right to due process and the right to the equal protection of our…