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New Jersey inmates, prison staff to receive COVID-19 testing

Prisons

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

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

Bucks, Montgomery counties receive funding for inmate Suboxone treatment
Bucks Montgomery Suboxone

Investigations

Long John Silver's manager allegedly put inmate boyfriend on payroll at Pennsylvania fast food joint
Long John Silver's Theft

Investigation

13 prison employees suspended following inmate death in Schuylkill County

Investigations

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

Investigations

Inmate death at Pennsylvania state prison under investigation
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Investigations

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

Bucks County violated criminal records act by sharing 75 years of inmate information online, jury finds
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Investigations

Two correctional officers charged in beating of inmate at Northeast Philly prison
The Curran-Fromhold Correctional Facility in Northeast Philadelphia.

Investigations

Inmate charged with homicide in fatal beating of cellmate at Montgomery County prison
Joseph Hodum

Investigations

Ex-Philly cop arrested for alleged sexual assault of witnesses, suspects
Philip Nordo

Criminal Justice

Delaware to transfer hundreds of inmates to Pennsylvania prisons
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Investigations

Pa. state prisons end lockdown; synthetic cannabinoids ID'd as cause of illnesses

Investigations

Pennsylvania prisons to halt direct mail, expand drone detection
SCI Greene Pennsylvania

Activism

Two-week prison strike begins today in Philadelphia and other U.S. cities

Criminal Justice

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

Prisons

Female prison guards increasingly subjected to male inmates exposing themselves, masturbating

Dogs

Win-win-win: Inmates train rescue dogs to help military veterans in South Jersey
Inmates train dogs

Laws

Philly D.A. introduces enhanced effort to review claims of innocence

Jail

Fight club alleged at South Jersey juvenile detention center

Deaths

Philadelphia inmate found dead in Graterford prison
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Federal Grants

Villanova receives federal grant to allow inmates access to higher education
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Escape

Manhunt on for inmate who escaped South Jersey prison
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Courts

Judge: New Jersey inmate on hunger strike can be force-fed by corrections officials
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Crime

Two inmates escape from boot camp in central Pennsylvania, police say
Escaped Inmates

Papal Visit

Inmates, guards carve chair as gift for Pope Francis
Pope Francis chair

Investigations

Report: Inmates endured beatings from investigators after N.Y. prison break

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