Case Name: Lynne ABRAHAM, District Attorney for the City and County of Philadelphia, Appellant v. The DEPARTMENT OF CORRECTIONS OF PENNSYLVANIA; Robert P. Casey, Governor of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania; Joan Reeves, in her official capacity as Commissioner of the Department of Human Services; J. Patrick Gallagher, in his official capacity as Commissioner of the Philadelphia Prison System; David Pingree, in his official capacity as Managing Director of Philadelphia; W. Wilson Goode, in his official capacity as Mayor of the City of Philadelphia; the City of Philadelphia; Reverend Albert F. Campbell, Labora M. Bennett, James D. Barber, Allen M. Hornblum, M. Mark Mendel, Donald J. Padova, each in his or her official capacity as a member of the Board of Trustees of the Philadelphia Prison System; Harry Moore, in his official capacity as Warden for Holmesburg Prison; Wilhelmina Speach, in her official capacity as Warden of the Detention Center; and Elsa Legesse, in her official capacity as Warden of the House of Correction, Appellees
Court: Supreme Court of Pennsylvania
Jurisdiction: Pennsylvania
Decision Date: 1993-12-20
Citations: 535 Pa. 122
Docket Number: Appeal Nos. 61 and 67 E.D. Appeal Dkt. 1992
Parties: Lynne ABRAHAM, District Attorney for the City and County of Philadelphia, Appellant v. The DEPARTMENT OF CORRECTIONS OF PENNSYLVANIA; Robert P. Casey, Governor of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania; Joan Reeves, in her official capacity as Commissioner of the Department of Human Services; J. Patrick Gallagher, in his official capacity as Commissioner of the Philadelphia Prison System; David Pingree, in his official capacity as Managing Director of Philadelphia; W. Wilson Goode, in his official capacity as Mayor of the City of Philadelphia; the City of Philadelphia; Reverend Albert F. Campbell, Labora M. Bennett, James D. Barber, Allen M. Hornblum, M. Mark Mendel, Donald J. Padova, each in his or her official capacity as a member of the Board of Trustees of the Philadelphia Prison System; Harry Moore, in his official capacity as Warden for Holmesburg Prison; Wilhelmina Speach, in her official capacity as Warden of the Detention Center; and Elsa Legesse, in her official capacity as Warden of the House of Correction, Appellees.
Judges: Before NIX, C.J., and FLAHERTY, ZAPPALA, PAPADAKOS, CAPPY and MONTEMURO, JJ.
Reporter: Pennsylvania State Reports
Volume: 535
Pages: 122–123

Head Matter:
634 A.2d 214
Lynne ABRAHAM, District Attorney for the City and County of Philadelphia, Appellant v. The DEPARTMENT OF CORRECTIONS OF PENNSYLVANIA; Robert P. Casey, Governor of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania; Joan Reeves, in her official capacity as Commissioner of the Department of Human Services; J. Patrick Gallagher, in his official capacity as Commissioner of the Philadelphia Prison System; David Pingree, in his official capacity as Managing Director of Philadelphia; W. Wilson Goode, in his official capacity as Mayor of the City of Philadelphia; the City of Philadelphia; Reverend Albert F. Campbell, Labora M. Bennett, James D. Barber, Allen M. Hornblum, M. Mark Mendel, Donald J. Padova, each in his or her official capacity as a member of the Board of Trustees of the Philadelphia Prison System; Harry Moore, in his official capacity as Warden for Holmesburg Prison; Wilhelmina Speach, in her official capacity as Warden of the Detention Center; and Elsa Legesse, in her official capacity as Warden of the House of Correction, Appellees.
Supreme Court of Pennsylvania.
Argued Dec. 6, 1993.
Decided Dec. 20, 1993.
Reargument Denied April 6, 1994.
Sarah B. Vandenbraak, for District Atty.
William E. Fairall, Camp Hill, for Com.
James B. Jordan, Philadelphia, for City of Philadelphia.
John W. Packel, Philadelphia, for amicus-Defender Assoc, of Philadelphia.
Before NIX, C.J., and FLAHERTY, ZAPPALA, PAPADAKOS, CAPPY and MONTEMURO, JJ.

Opinion:
ORDER
PER CURIAM:
Order affirmed.
LARSEN, J., did not participate in the consideration or decision of this case.
PAPADAKOS and CAPPY, JJ., dissent.