Prisons

Blanche Carney Prisons Retiring

Philly Prisons Commissioner Blanche Carney to retire in April after 8 years

Colman Domingo stars with formerly incarcerated actors in 'Sing Sing'

Sing Sing Colman Domingo

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Eastern State Penitentiary's new series intends to spark dialogue about incarceration and civil rights

Eastern State social justice

Inmate escapes from Northeast Philly jail

Prisoner Escape

Nicetown man exonerated and released after 15 years in prison

David Sparks exoneration

Chester County Prison officials knew Danelo Cavalcante was an escape risk, emails show

Cavalcante Escape Plans

Chester County Prison officer allegedly sold drugs to inmates, prosecutors say

Chester County Prison Drugs

'Torturous' solitary confinement conditions in a Pa. prison are unconstitutional, federal lawsuit claims

Escaped prisoner from Missouri captured in Chester County after 3 months on the run

Missouri Prison Escape

Chester County Prison plans major security upgrades following Danelo Cavalcante's escape

Danelo Cavalcante escape

Philly residents wrongly convicted of crimes would be compensated under new proposal

Wrongly Convicted Philly

Danelo Cavalcante charged for breaking out of Chester County Prison

Danelo Cavalcante Mugshot

Murderer who escaped Chester County Prison caught on video 1.5 miles from the prison Saturday morning, DA says

Chester County prisoner video

Search continues for convicted murderer who escaped Chester County Prison

Danelo Cavalcante Escape

Convicted murderer escapes from Chester County Prison, authorities say

Danelo Cavalcante

Life after prison proves to be frustrating, even for those only pretending they're trying to get back on their feet

Eastern State reentry simulation

Philly's prison system needs new oversight board to fix staffing problems, overcrowding, councilmember says

Prison Oversight Proposal

Manhunt ends with arrest of second escaped Philly inmate Ameen Hurst

Ameen Hurst Arrested Prison Break

Fourth person arrested in connection with Philly prison break

Philly Prison Break Abrams

One of the men who escaped from Philly jail caught by U.S. Marshals

Philly Jail Escape

Woman charged with helping the two escaped inmates from Philly prison

Inmates Escape Philly Woman Charged

Prisoners' escape from Philly jail was not caused by staffing shortage, city says

Philly Prison Escape

Philly correctional officers' union votes 'no confidence' in prisons commissioner over 'deplorable' conditions

Philly Prisons No Confidence

As U.S. life expectancy falls, experts cite the health impacts of incarceration

Life Expectancy Mass Incarceration

Shackling pregnant inmates would be banned in Pennsylvania prisons under proposed law

Pregnant Women Bill

Former corrections officer pleads guilty to beating inmate at Curran-Fromhold; four others could still face charges

Northeast Philly Prison Assault

Philly medical society apologizes for 'silence' over Holmesburg Prison experiments

holmesburg prison apology

As Brittney Griner returns from Russian prison, Pennsylvania's Marc Fogel remains jailed on marijuana charges

State prison in Delco gets Scandinavian-style makeover, shows how U.S. penal system could be more humane

SCI Chester

Philadelphia apologizes for 'deplorable' history of medical experiments on Holmesburg Prison inmates

Holmesburg Prison Philadelphia

Brown University acquires writings from Mumia Abu-Jamal as part of mass incarceration research

Mumia Abu-Jamal Brown University

New Jersey will seek changes to transgender inmate policy

Delaware County takes control of last for-profit prison in Pennsylvania

Delco Prison Deprivatized

Pennsylvania to pilot doula services program for pregnant women at state prison in Lycoming County

Doula Pa Prisons

Fully vaccinated inmates will soon be able to resume in-person visits, Philly prison officials say

Curran Fromhold Correctional in-person

Woman charged in fatal stabbing of Pa. jeweler featured in Netflix series 'Jailbirds: New Orleans'

Megan Hall Jailbirds Stabbing

New Jersey's trans inmates to be housed by gender identity, not assigned sex

NJ prisons trans lawsuit

Philly agrees to $125,000 settlement for failure to give prisoners required out-of-cell time during COVID-19 pandemic

Philly Prison Settlement

Philly corrections officer allegedly took bribes to smuggle drugs, cellphones into prison

Philly Prison Bribes

Eastern State Penitentiary reopening with expanded tour offerings

eastern state penitentiary reopening

Criminal Justice

New $2.2 million grant will help Philly continue criminal justice reforms

Philly Prisons MacArthur

Philadelphia inmates instructed to shelter-in-place as COVID-19 cases surge

Philly prisons shelter-in-place

Severe COVID-19 cases, deaths rising as Philly enters critical pandemic stage

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