Incarceration

Black Men Mental health

'I just couldn't stop crying': How prison affects Black men's mental health long after they've been released

Artist Russell Craig uses leather, blood and paint to tell stories about his time in prison

Russell Craig

The Wardrobe to give away free clothes to formerly incarcerated people during monthly event

the wardrobe

'We the Pizza' is part cookbook, part memoir from formerly incarcerated Philadelphians

Down North Cookbook

More than half of U.S. jails don't provide medication to treat opioid addiction

MOUD

Family of Amanda Cahill, who died in a Philly jail, is still searching for answers

Amanda Cahill death

'Exorbitant' fees on calls, emails cost N.J. inmates and their families $15 million annually, report says

Before Eastern State Penitentiary closed, music by the prison's inmate band delighted radio audiences

Eastern State Penitentiary music

People leaving prison face many hurdles. Temple is running a reentry simulation to help health care providers relate

Temple Reentry Simulation

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

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

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

Pregnant Women Bill

How Girl Scouts Beyond Bars supports children with incarcerated mothers

Girl Scouts Beyond Bars

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

Mumia Abu-Jamal Brown University

Coatesville man sentenced to three years for stealing pandemic unemployment funds while incarcerated

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Non-profit will provide clothing to marginalized groups in Philly through monthly events

Wardrobe Event Series Incarcerated

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

Curran Fromhold Correctional in-person

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

Philly Prison Settlement

New law allows Pennsylvania residents with criminal records to obtain professional licenses

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Migrant children detained at ICE facility in Berks County to be released under judge's COVID-19 order

ICE berks county children

Philadelphia will test all inmates at juvenile detention center for COVID-19

Juvenile Justice Coronavirus Detention

Pennsylvania state prisons will release around 1500 inmates to mitigate coronavirus spread

Inmates release Pennsylvania jails

Meek Mill's organization sends PPE to prevent coronavirus infections among prison inmates, staff

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

Philadelphia House of Corrections

Governor Wolf announces support of Meek Mill

Criminal Justice

Philly could save $75 million per year by eliminating cash bail, report says

Following new bail reform law, N.J. sees decline in jail population

ACLU: Delaware prison hostage situation was ‘preventable,’ spurred by mass incarceration

Report: Incarceration down in Pa. and NJ

Report: Pennsylvania, New Jersey among 34 states with declining prison population

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Report: Pennsylvania, New Jersey among 34 states with declining prison population

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