Official:Amending Title 2 of The Philadelphia Code to provide for the powers and duties of the Department of Prisons created under Section 3-100 of the Home Rule Charter; and further amending Title 20 of The Philadelphia Code to provide for the salary of the Commissioner of Prisons, all under certain terms and conditions.
Sponsor: Councilmember Jones
Introduced: January 23, 2014
Signed: May 8, 2014
: Committee on Law and Government
Status: Signed into Law, step 4 of 4
This bill reorganizes the city's prison system by transferring powers and duties from the Board of Inspectors to a new Department of Prisons, and changes how salaries for the Commissioner are determined.
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