Across Pennsylvania, an estimated 65,459 children have a parent in jail or prison. That’s according to a recent email inquiry to the Pennsylvania Department of Corrections. Nationwide, nearly half of ...

PennLive reporter Joshua Vaughn has been named the Human Rights Champion of the Year by the Pennsylvania Prison Society for his reporting on problems inside the Dauphin County Prison. A recent press ...

Closing two state prisons has emerged as a way for Pennsylvania to save money and take a step closer to a balanced budget, as lawmakers contend with competing funding priorities and a structural ...

Dywayne Grasty remembers his first summer in SCI Rockview — an aging state prison in Centre County — last year. His 6-inch fan from the commissary that cost him $10.62 only circulated hot air. There ...

POCOPSON TOWNSHIP, Pennsylvania (WPVI) -- A second community meeting was held Wednesday night for Chester County residents following their two-week ordeal after a convicted killer escaped from prison.

Pennsylvania has a prison problem, and it’s not the one most people think. Yes, like most states and like the federal government, the Keystone State has a lot of people behind bars. The most recent ...

Pennsylvania officials are closing two state prison facilities to save an estimated $100 million. The closures are attributed to a shrinking inmate population and the high cost of facility upgrades.

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