An inmate advocacy group has acknowledged improvements at the George W. Hill Correctional Facility but also expressed concern about the number of hours inmates are left in their cells and reports of ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Pennsylvania leaders have decided to close two of the commonwealth's prison facilities, a decision they say will save taxpayers ...

Tucked inside the State Correctional Institution at Chester is a 64-bed pilot unit with a big reputation. Little Scandinavia ...

Declining inmate populations and costly needed repairs at the aging prisons are cited as reasons for potential closure. While some advocate for closures to consolidate resources for inmates, ...

A lawsuit alleges that the state’s prisons limit access to insulin pumps and glucose monitors, putting people with Type 1 ...

The Pennsylvania correctional institution at Rockview in Centre County is among four facilities recommended for closure. The closing of two Pennsylvania correctional facilities, SCI-Rockview in Centre ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Studies show that in-person visits between children and a parent in jail or prison can strengthen family bonds and reduce ...

(WHTM)– A Pennsylvania lawmaker is proposing legislation to prohibit state and local contracts with private prison facilities and corporations in Pennsylvania. State Representative Perry Warren (D-31) ...

(WHTM) — Two people were charged after allegedly smuggling drugs via legal mail into Pennsylvania prisons, the Pennsylvania Department of Corrections announced. According to PADOC, Devin Walker, 34, ...