Legal Opinion

Al Samad v. Commonwealth, Bureau of Corrections

Commonwealth Court of Pennsylvania

Decided September 3, 1985No. Appeal, No. 504 Miscellaneous Docket No. 3PublishedCited by 4 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

Opinion by

President Judge Crumlish, Jr.,

Ahmad Abdul Jabbar Al Samad, a/k/a Roy Williams (Williams), appeals a decision issued by the *147Commissioner of the Bureau of Corrections rejecting his grievance regarding visitation procedures at the State Correctional Institution at G-raterford.1 We dismiss Williams’ appeal.

Williams, a G-raterford inmate, objected to delays in the commencement of visits, and the resulting shortening of visiting times to less than one hour, caused by the holding back of visitors until completion of the afternoon change in the guard shift. He also complained of the…

2Cases cited2 opinions

  1. Robson v. BIESTERCommonwealth Court of Pennsylvania · 1980
  2. Salvucci v. CommonwealthCommonwealth Court of Pennsylvania · 1984

3Cited by4 opinions

  1. Lawson v. PA. DEPT. OF CORR.Commonwealth Court of Pennsylvania · 1988
  2. Waters v. COM. DEPT. OF CORRECTIONSCommonwealth Court of Pennsylvania · 1986
  3. Robles v. Pennsylvania Department of CorrectionsCommonwealth Court of Pennsylvania · 1998
  4. Buehl v. Pennsylvania Department of CorrectionsCommonwealth Court of Pennsylvania · 1991

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