Commonwealth Ex Rel. Ford v. Jeffes

This is an appeal from the order of the Court of Common Pleas of Luzerne County denying a petition for a Writ of Habeas Corpus by a prisoner, the appellant, in the State Correctional Institution at Dallas.

The appellant is a two time murderer who is presently serving a life sentence in prison. The prison authorities have confined him in a restricted area of the prison. Appellant claims that his confinement there is cruel and unusual punishment and seeks to be released into the general prison population.

The court below in dismissing the writ relied heavily on the able opinion of Judge R. Dixon…