Corrections

Danelo Cavalcante Mugshot

Danelo Cavalcante charged for breaking out of Chester County Prison

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

Philly Prisons No Confidence

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

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

SCI Chester

New Jersey will seek changes to transgender inmate policy

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

Delco Prison Deprivatized

Ex-Philly corrections officer charged with trafficking guns over social media

Corrections Officer Straw Purchase

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

Philly Prison Bribes

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

Philly prisons shelter-in-place

New Jersey budget proposal includes millionaires tax, baby bonds and spending cuts

New Jersey budget proposal

South Jersey detention officer suspended for 'shockingly insensitive' Facebook comment

Detention Officer Facebook Comment

Philly provides racial breakdown of COVID-19 cases, reports first inmate death

0708_Philadelphia Foundation skyline

New Jersey releasing nonviolent prisoners with high risk of COVID-19

Camp Hill inmate reportedly bit off piece of prison guard's finger

SCI Camp Hill inmate

Pa. correctional institution placed on limited lockdown after officer assaulted by inmate

10292018_jail_cell_prison_bars_Flickr.

Two correctional officers charged in beating of inmate at Northeast Philly prison

The Curran-Fromhold Correctional Facility in Northeast Philadelphia.

Drone reportedly targeted Bill Cosby over Pennsylvania prison, forcing lockdown

Criminal Justice

Delaware to transfer hundreds of inmates to Pennsylvania prisons

Vaughn Building C Delaware

First responders getting a special kind of addiction treatment

10082018_recovery_centers_america

Amid Pa. prison lockdown, Delco corrections officer arrested for allegedly smuggling synthetic marijuana

Cannon Delco

Philly announces plan to close city's oldest jail by 2020

Philadelphia House of Corrections

Ahead of pope's Philly prison visit, guard caught in fight video resigns

092515_CFCF

D.A.: Philadelphia Corrections Officer arrested in brutal beating of inmate

Just In

Must Read

Black Sheep Pub in Rittenhouse vows to 'come back even stronger' from fire

Black Sheep Fire

Jefferson Methodist Hospital closed indefinitely after power outage forces evacuation

Methodist Hospital evacuation

Love & Honey Fried Chicken to open location in Zagar-mosaicked space

Love & Honey Passyunk

Free Pride-themed salsa night returns to FDR Park on June 5

Bailar en FDR

5 Sixers thoughts: Another candidate to replace Daryl Morey, Jared McCain keeps surging and more

Olshey 5.16.26