‘She’s breaking down’: Inmates at Bucks County jail decry treatment of suicidal woman with severe mental illness

Some advocates argue a constitutional amendment and enabling legislation would make people with some felonies more likely to be held pretrial.

The lawsuit argues the current system leaves too many cases for too few attorneys.

While most incarcerated workers today help maintain correctional facilities, others are leased out to private companies or take part in work-release programs.