Kensington Voice

Women inside Philly jail banged on cells for hours before Amanda Cahill died, “reiterating her calls for help”

Correctional facility wall with mural next to a gate topped with barbed wire

Before Amanda Cahill died in a Philly jail cell following a Kensington police sweep earlier this month, “she was screaming” for help and others banged on their cells for hours trying to get her medical attention, according to multiple first-hand accounts from other women who were incarcerated near Cahill. Read more. 

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