Erie County

Pregnant Woman in Pennsylvania Jail Denied Release

An Erie County judge said the pregnant 20-year-old would be ‘safer’ in jail from the COVID-19 outbreak.

Victoria Law May 11, 2020

Bail Reform Is About Safety And Well-Being

Vaidya Gullapalli Feb 10, 2020

In Erie County, Jail Deaths Continue Despite High-Profile Tragedy

The death of 27-year-old India Cummings in 2016 garnered national media attention and a renewed push by local activists over conditions of confinement in the New York county’s jails. But the deaths haven’t stopped.

Raina Lipsitz Jan 16, 2020

The Appeal Podcast: A Pattern of Jail Deaths in Western New York—and Across the Country

With Appeal contributor Raina Lipsitz

Adam H. Johnson Feb 07, 2019

24 Prisoners Have Died on Erie County Sheriff Timothy Howard’s Watch

Reports detail suicides and care for one woman that was ‘so grossly incompetent and inadequate as to shock the conscience.’

Raina Lipsitz Jan 07, 2019