Blair County Prison hit with class action over 'cruel' conditions

Blair County Prison hit with class action over 'cruel' conditions

HOLLIDAYSBURG, Pa. (WTAJ) — More inmates are suing Blair County Commissioners, prison officials and the District Attorney's Office over their living conditions, calling them "cruel and unusual." The complaint filed in the federal lawsuit is hand written by inmate Donald Meyer, partly because he said inmates are being denied computer access, hindering their ability to work on their legal cases. Meyer claims in the lawsuit that the prison has blac…