COMMONWEALTH OF PENNSYLVANIA OFFICE OF ATTORNEY GENERAL June 25, 2014 Office of Attorney General Civil Rights Enforcement Section 14th Floor, Strawberry Square Harrisburg, Pennsylvania 17120 Phone: 717-787-0822 Fax: 717-787-1190 Kimberly H. Ashbach, Esq. 708 Abbeydale Court Ambler, PA 19002 Cameron Lindsay Warden George W. Hill Correctional Facility 500 Cheyney Road Thorton, PA 19373 Ref: George W. Hill Correctional Facility and John Reilly, Esq., FILE NO: CRES-14-05000087 Dear Mr Lindsay: This letter is in response to your correspondence/complaint received in the Office of Attorney General (OAG), Civil Rights Enforcement Section (CRES) June 20, 2014. The jurisdiction of the OAG is limited to investigation of those matters which are authorized by the Commonwealth Attorneys Act; Pennsylvania Human Relations Act (PHRA); and the Pennsylvania Civil Redress Statute. Under all of these laws, the authority of the CRES is limited to matters in which there exists conduct where substantial portions of the population may be affected. Cameron Lindsay v. George W. Hill Correctional Facility and John Reilly, Esq. June 25, 2014 Page 2 However, the following entities may be able to assist you: 1. The United States Attorney’s Office has jurisdiction over certain allegations of police / law enforcement misconduct. You may contact the regional office at the following telephone or facsimile numbers: United States Attorney’s Office 615 Chestnut Street, Suite 1250 Philadelphia, PA 19106 Phone: 215-861-8200 Fax: 215-861-8618 2. The Federal Bureau of Investigation has jurisdiction over allegations of police misconduct. You may contact the regional office at the following telephone number: FBI Philadelphia Regional Office 600 Arch Street, 8th Floor Philadelphia, PA 19106 Phone: (215) 418-4000 Fax: (215) 418-4232 E-mail: philadelphia.complaints@ic.fbi.gov 3. The Pennsylvania Human Relations Commission (PHRC) is the appropriate state agency to investigate single incident complaints of employment discrimination. Additionally, filing a complaint with PHRC is a dual file with the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC). To preserve your individual rights in this matter, by law you must file a complaint with PHRC within 180 days from the acts of alleged discrimination. If individuals believe they were discriminated against, threatened, harassed, treated differently than others in similar situations they may contact PHRC at the following address: Penna. Human Relations Commission Philadelphia Regional Office 110 N. 8th Street Philadelphia, PA 19107 (215) 560-2496 (voice) (215) 560-3599 (TT) (215) 560-3682 (fax) Web Site: www.phrc.state.pa.us 4. If the underlying matter involves a problem which you believe may constitute criminal activity on the part of an individual, you may contact the District Attorney for the county in which the actions occurred regarding the possibility of filing a complaint. Cameron Lindsay v. George W. Hill Correctional Facility and John Reilly, Esq. June 25, 2014 Page 3 Your complaint will be processed in our CRES case management system for future reference. Thank you for bring this matter to the attention of the Pennsylvania Office of Attorney General. Sincerely yours, Nelson Brewster, M.A. Civil Investigator III Civil Rights Enforcement Section