Legal Opinion
Inmates of the Allegheny County Jail v. Wecht
District Court, W.D. Pennsylvania
Decided October 20, 1983No. Civ. A. 76-743PublishedCited by 14 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
MEMORANDUM OPINION
COHILL, District Judge.
Findings of Fact
Another milestone has been reached in the long and tortured history of this case. 1 In our most recent comprehensive order, filed May 25, 1983, we directed that the inmate population of the Allegheny County Jail be reduced in a series of steps:
Jail Population Limits
Date Males Females
July 1,1983 650 60
August 15,1983 600 50
October 1,1988 550 40
January 1,1984 500 30
The July and August limits were met, but since August 15, 1983, there have been occasions when the population exceeded the limits set for that date, and the population has been…
2Cases cited7 opinions
- Evans v. AbneySupreme Court of the United States · 1970
- Owens-El v. RobinsonDistrict Court, W.D. Pennsylvania · 1978
- Dan Duran v. Richard ElrodCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 1983
- Owens-El v. RobinsonDistrict Court, W.D. Pennsylvania · 1978
- Inmates of the Allegheny County Jail v. WechtDistrict Court, W.D. Pennsylvania · 1983
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3Cited by14 opinions
- Carty v. FarrellyDistrict Court, Virgin Islands · 1997
- Inmates of the Allegheny County Jail v. WechtCourt of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 1985
- Inmates of the Allegheny County Jail v. WechtDistrict Court, W.D. Pennsylvania · 1988
- Inmates of the Allegheny County Jail v. WechtCourt of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 1990
- Inmates of the Allegheny County Jail v. WechtDistrict Court, W.D. Pennsylvania · 1985
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