Prisons

Delaware County coronavirus cases

Delaware County prison employee tests positive for coronavirus

Pennsylvania woman battling cancer in prison after stealing groceries

Lebanon County Correctional Facility

Former corrections officer smuggled fentanyl, marijuana into New Jersey prison in exchange for bribes

Carroll - Police lights arrests crime

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

SCI Camp Hill inmate

Pennsylvania expected to close state prison amid dwindling prison population

SCI Retreat Pennsylvania State Prison

Inmate death at Pennsylvania state prison under investigation

Mark Gelencser

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

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Five inmates with mumps quarantined at New Jersey county jail

SCI Chester Prison to test Swedish-style inmate units

Chester County prison Sweden

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

The Curran-Fromhold Correctional Facility in Northeast Philadelphia.

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

Joseph Hodum

Eastern State Penitentiary adds new LGBTQ history stop to audio tour

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Pennsylvania prisons to ban all tobacco products

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Bill Cosby apparently having 'an amazing experience' in prison

Criminal Justice

Bill Cosby moved to gen pop at Montgomery County prison

Drone reportedly targeted Bill Cosby over Pennsylvania prison, forcing lockdown

Mike 'The Situation' Sorrentino begins eight-month prison sentence for tax evasion

Criminal Justice

Delaware to transfer hundreds of inmates to Pennsylvania prisons

Vaughn Building C Delaware

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

Criminal Justice

Delaware to demolish prison building where deadly riot occurred

Vaughn Building C Delaware

Criminal Justice

More than 2,500 inmates on the move in Montgomery County

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

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Gov. Wolf signs new 'clean slate' bill for people living with criminal records

Surprise live concert delivers message of hope for Camden County prisoners

Carroll - Matt Butler performs at the Camden County Correctional facility

Seven guards charged in alleged sexual assault of female inmates at Pennsylvania prison

Pennsylvania Prison Guards

States face costly conundrum: how to treat inmates with hepatitis C

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New Jersey prisons lift ban on book about mass incarceration, racial injustice

The New Jim Crow

Brendan Creato Case

Child killer DJ Creato serving prison term at youth facility

Carroll - Creato

Report: Inmate accused of punching man with cerebral palsy claims prison guards attacked him

Barry Baker

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

Eastern State Penitentiary

PHOTOS: Eastern State Penitentiary re-opens 'Hospital Block'

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Learn more about Eastern State's soon-to-open Hospital Block

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Christie to reopen Burlington County prison as huge drug addiction center

Mumia Abu-Jamal to begin expensive hepatitis C treatment next week

Watch: Dramatic short film shot in Philly spotlights street life, hoops

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Aramark wins food services contract for prisons; Pa. says deal saves taxpayers $16 million

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Atlantic County business owner sentenced to prison for allegedly stealing millions from elderly clients

Jan Van Holt

Gallery Gameplan: Let’s get serious this First Friday

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Crime and Courts

Philly D.A.'s Office: Three officers surrender in 'egregious' beating of inmate

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