The mother of an inmate who hanged himself at the beginning of his sentence can move forward with part of her lawsuit against the city of Philadelphia, the Pennsylvania Department of Corrections, and prison health care providers.

U.S. District Judge Gerald Pappert of the Eastern District of Pennsylvania granted in part and denied in part motions to dismiss Wendy Summers’ constitutional claims against the agencies.

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