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Pennsylvania’s 25 state prisons are in their seventh day of lockdown over concerns that powerful drugs are being sent into the facilities and getting…
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As Pennsylvania’s statewide prison lockdown enters its third day, officers and staff are busy with intense training sessions on how to safely handle the…
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Pennsylvania's state prison system is tightening security and revamping procedures after 18 staff members were treated at hospitals for exposure to a…
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Allowing inmates to stare at computer tablet screens for hours each day may be just the ticket for creating calm, orderly cellblocks, prison officials…
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A GOP-controlled state Senate committee is making slow, careful progress at changing Pennsylvania’s justice system to focus on reforming the convicted and…
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Republican Gov. Phil Scott's administration said it's taking steps to remove Vermont inmates from a public prison in Pennsylvania where two inmates have…
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UPDATED: 6:08 p.m. Thursday, Jan. 25, 2018The number of inmates in Pennsylvania's prison system is continuing to decline, with the population last year…
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On a long-ago summer night, 16-year-old Giovanni Reid accepted a neighbor's invitation to an International House of Pancakes restaurant as thanks for…
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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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The process of closing a massive state prison complex in Pittsburgh has made progress in the weeks since it was announced, including the transfer of some…