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In Pennsylvania, about 60 percent of parolees are rearrested or reenter the prison system within three years of release. About 20,000 people are released…
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A Pennsylvania judge is requiring the prison system to pay $1,500 over its response to a request for information about how a fly ash dump and possible…
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A Pennsylvania prison official said Tuesday the sale of work boots at all prison commissaries is halted because an inmate is accused of killing a guard by…
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Pennsylvania prison officials say a pilot program designed to lower the re-arrest rate for nonviolent drug offenders is showing promise in its second…
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The commonwealth is embarking on a long-term plan to reduce the numbers of mentally ill inmates in county prisons.The project will see the Department of…
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It’s been three weeks since the Pennsylvania Department of Corrections (DOC) announced five prisons were being considered for closure: State Correctional…
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Pennsylvania corrections officials are telling state senators they can close two prisons without jeopardizing the security of staff, inmates or the…
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A federal judge is directing the state Corrections Department to end an inmate's stay in solitary confinement after 36 years.U.S. Middle District Judge…
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The U.S. Department of Education has revamped a higher education program for prisoners, and four schools in the Commonwealth have been selected to…
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In the eight months without a state budget, Pennsylvania Department of Corrections Secretary John Wetzel is calling for service providers to back Governor…