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Can Philly jails be forced to pay bail fund $10,000 a day? That’s the ask in a federal lawsuit.

Civil-rights lawyers said the city Department of Prisons is not complying with a federal court order to let people out of their cells three hours a day. They warn of a safety and health crisis.

Eva and Frankie Diaz held protests for months seeking answers after their son, Frankie Diaz Jr., was killed at the Philadelphia Detention Center. They're seen at a protest in September 2020.
Eva and Frankie Diaz held protests for months seeking answers after their son, Frankie Diaz Jr., was killed at the Philadelphia Detention Center. They're seen at a protest in September 2020.Read moreALEJANDRO A. ALVAREZ / Staff Photographer