Prisons

Eastern State reentry simulation

Life after prison proves to be frustrating, even for those only pretending they're trying to get back on their feet

Philly's prison system needs new oversight board to fix staffing problems, overcrowding, councilmember says

Prison Oversight Proposal

Manhunt ends with arrest of second escaped Philly inmate Ameen Hurst

Ameen Hurst Arrested Prison Break

Fourth person arrested in connection with Philly prison break

Philly Prison Break Abrams

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

Philly Jail Escape

Woman charged with helping the two escaped inmates from Philly prison

Inmates Escape Philly Woman Charged

Prisoners' escape from Philly jail was not caused by staffing shortage, city says

Philly Prison Escape

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

Philly Prisons No Confidence

As U.S. life expectancy falls, experts cite the health impacts of incarceration

Life Expectancy Mass Incarceration

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

Pregnant Women Bill

Philly medical society apologizes for 'silence' over Holmesburg Prison experiments

holmesburg prison apology

Former corrections officer pleads guilty to beating inmate at Curran-Fromhold; four others could still face charges

Northeast Philly Prison Assault

As Brittney Griner returns from Russian prison, Pennsylvania's Marc Fogel remains jailed on marijuana charges

State prison in Delco gets Scandinavian-style makeover, shows how U.S. penal system could be more humane

SCI Chester

Philadelphia apologizes for 'deplorable' history of medical experiments on Holmesburg Prison inmates

Holmesburg Prison Philadelphia

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

Mumia Abu-Jamal Brown University

New Jersey will seek changes to transgender inmate policy

Delaware County takes control of last for-profit prison in Pennsylvania

Delco Prison Deprivatized

Pennsylvania to pilot doula services program for pregnant women at state prison in Lycoming County

Doula Pa Prisons

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

Curran Fromhold Correctional in-person

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

Megan Hall Jailbirds Stabbing

New Jersey's trans inmates to be housed by gender identity, not assigned sex

NJ prisons trans lawsuit

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

Philly Prison Settlement

Philly corrections officer allegedly took bribes to smuggle drugs, cellphones into prison

Philly Prison Bribes

Eastern State Penitentiary reopening with expanded tour offerings

eastern state penitentiary reopening

Criminal Justice

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

Philly Prisons MacArthur

Philadelphia inmates instructed to shelter-in-place as COVID-19 cases surge

Philly prisons shelter-in-place

Severe COVID-19 cases, deaths rising as Philly enters critical pandemic stage

COVID Severe Philly NOV

Eastern State Penitentiary offering nighttime tours this fall

Eastern State Night Tours

Four charged in Chester County scheme to steal COVID-19 benefits for prisoners

Chester COVID-19 Fraud

Amid COVID-19 crisis, Philly cancels all large events for seven months

Mummers 2021 COVID-19

D.A. Krasner to charge Philly cop who allegedly hit protester with metal baton

Philly Use of Force

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

Juvenile Justice Coronavirus Detention

Philly's daily COVID-19 cases 'dropping fairly rapidly' as city tops 20,000 total

Philly COVID-19 Dropping

Death-row inmate in Bucks County killing dies in prison, officials say

Jacob Sullivan Packer

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

Rutgers COVID-19 test

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

0708_Philadelphia Foundation skyline

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

Inmate at the state prison in Montgomery County tests positive for coronavirus

Coronavirus Montgomery County SCI Phoenix prison

Delaware County prison employee tests positive for coronavirus

Delaware County coronavirus cases

Pennsylvania woman battling cancer in prison after stealing groceries

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

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