Prisons

Mark Gelencser

Inmate death at Pennsylvania state prison under investigation

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

New Jersey prison on lockdown from mumps

SCI Chester Prison to test Swedish-style inmate units

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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

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Criminal Justice

Bill Cosby moved to gen pop at Montgomery County prison

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Drone reportedly targeted Bill Cosby over Pennsylvania prison, forcing lockdown

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

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Criminal Justice

Delaware to transfer hundreds of inmates to Pennsylvania prisons

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

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Pennsylvania prisons to halt direct mail, expand drone detection

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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

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Criminal Justice

Delaware to demolish prison building where deadly riot occurred

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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

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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

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Brendan Creato Case

Child killer DJ Creato serving prison term at youth facility

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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

Criminal Justice

Philadelphia is looking to skip bail

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Chester County inmate caught smuggling heroin in his rectum

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Pa. K-9 dies after being left in hot car

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

Democratic National Convention

City retracts plan to use shuttered Holmesburg Prison to hold arrested protesters during DNC

Holmesburg Prison

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