By Jennifer Joas
WFMZ
BERN TWP., Pa. — A woman died at the Berks County Jail in Bern Township on Saturday.
Some legislators are questioning why how she died and why she was in jail in the first place.
“I have questions as well as what happened to the woman in prison. How did it happen that she passed away? Did she need medical attention and not receive it,” said PA Senator Judy Schwank, (D) Berks County.
Eileen Dinino, 55, was a mother of seven. She was serving a 48-hour sentence for her children’s multiple truancy violations. But some legislators cannot come to grips with her sentence.
“I cannot understand how someone ends up going to jail. They did not murder someone, they did not steal, they did not commit a felony. How does jail time equate to resolving this particular problem?” said Sen. Schwank.
Full story: Woman in jail for kids’ skipping school dies in cell