Rule 1905 - NOTIFICATION UPON RELEASE(a) Notification upon release. The Warden of Schuylkill County shall notify the victim by contacting Schuylkill Women In Crisis sufficiently in advance of the release of the offender from any incarceration imposed under a Protection from Abuse action and/or contempt, and any criminal act between family or household members, sexual or intimate partners or persons who share biological parenthood. Notification shall be required for work release, furlough, medical leave, community service, discharge, escape and recapture. Notification shall include the terms and conditions imposed on any temporary release from custody.
(b) The Warden of Schuylkill County shall immediately notify the Schuylkill Women In Crisis 24-hour hotline sufficiently in advance of the release of any defendant sentenced in accordance with subsection (a). Notification shall include transmitting the message by telephone and also faxing the release form which shall include the terms and conditions imposed on any temporary release from custody.(c) The plaintiff must keep the Schuylkill Women In Crisis advised of contact information; failure to do so will constitute waiver of any right to notification under this section.(d) It shall be the responsibility of Schuylkill Women In Crisis to promptly notify the victim of the release.Amended effective 3/1/2021; revised 2/23/2022; amended effective 2/1/2024.