Prisons

Mayor Kenney announces new Fire Commissioner, Prison Commissioner

Report asks Philly to seek 'new approach' for juveniles sentenced to life without parole

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N.J. youth prison guard charged with selling drugs to inmates

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

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Philly Federal Detention Center closed due to chicken pox outbreak

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WATCH: Pennsylvania parole fee scrutinized by John Oliver

John Oliver Pennsylvania

Pennsylvania awarded $1M federal grant for prison education system

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ACLU: Some Pa. inmates wait a year for mental health treatment

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Death of Bucks County prison inmate ruled a homicide

Bucks County prison

Report: Incarceration down in Pa. and NJ

Ahead of pope's Philly prison visit, guard caught in fight video resigns

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Philly prison guards indicted for smuggling drugs, cell phones

The Curran-Fromhold Correctional Facility in Northeast Philadelphia.

Inmates, guards carve chair as gift for Pope Francis

Pope Francis chair

Civil liberties groups sue Delaware prisons

Delaware Prison

New York inmate explored tunnels under prison for months before escape

Pa. committee passes bill requiring inmates to pay restitution

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What are the odds?

Female prison worker, in love, agreed to drive getaway car

Police call off Philly search for escaped N.Y. prisoners

Real life 'Shawshank' man arrested in Florida after 56 years on run

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Bill could lead to new prison in Philly

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Armed prisoner who escaped from hospital captured in Washington

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How New Jersey drug laws make it tough for ex-felons to get a second chance

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