Official:Providing for the submission to the qualified electors of the City of Philadelphia of the proposal set forth in a Resolution approved by Council proposing an amendment to The Philadelphia Home Rule Charter relating to the creation of the Philadelphia Prison Community Oversight Board; and authorizing the appropriate officers to publish notice and to make arrangements for the special election; all under certain terms and conditions.
Sponsor: Councilmember Thomas
Introduced: September 26, 2024
Signed: January 30, 2025
: Committee on Law and Government
Status: Signed into Law, step 4 of 4
This bill proposes creating a Philadelphia Prison Community Oversight Board to monitor and oversee conditions in city prisons.
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