Jails

Holmesburg jail escape

2 men escaped Philly jail in May while a guard slept on the job, D.A. Krasner says

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

Missouri Prison Escape

Manhunt ends with arrest of second escaped Philly inmate Ameen Hurst

Ameen Hurst Arrested Prison Break

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

Philly Jail Escape

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

Philly Prisons No Confidence

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

Megan Hall Jailbirds Stabbing

Criminal Justice

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

Philly Prisons MacArthur

N.J. man found dead in jail after arrest for targeting ex's Chester County home

Ryan Elliott Jail

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

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

Philadelphia police alter low-level arrest policies during coronavirus crisis

Philly Police COVID-19

Bucks, Montgomery counties receive funding for inmate Suboxone treatment

Bucks Montgomery Suboxone

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

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

Pennsylvania prisons to halt direct mail, expand drone detection

SCI Greene Pennsylvania

Pa. Department of Corrections hopes to end state prison lockdown by next week

State Correctional Institution Chester

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

Cannon Delco

Pennsylvania state prisons placed on indefinite lockdown after recent rash of staff illnesses

Pa., NJ facilities among busiest with federal contracts to detain immigrants

Occupy ICE PHL

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

Philadelphia House of Corrections

Philly DA Larry Krasner to end cash bail for two dozen non-violent crimes

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Criminal Justice

City Council asks Pa. to eliminate cash bail in Philly

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Education funding outpaced by prison spending in Pa. and N.J.

Camden County correction officer charged with beating inmate, falsifying report

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Fishtown food trucks can stay for now after City Council vote on bill to ban them is delayed

Fishtown Food Trucks

The mental health of people born in the '90s is not improving with age – unlike other generations, study finds

Mental Health 1990s

Is Jason Kelce's 'Dominick the Donkey' the dark horse favorite of the Eagles' holiday album?

Jason Kelce Dominick the Donkey

Five college prospects who could interest the Eagles in the 2024 NFL Draft

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Feast of the 7 Pickles returns to Fishtown this month with twists on Philly foods

Fishtown Pickle Feast