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On today's program: The Pennsylvania Prison Society says while facilities have followed COVID-19 safety guidelines, quarantine protocols have made it hard…
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Eighteen inmates in Pennsylvania state prisons and two girlfriends of inmates on the outside have been charged in what authorities describe as a scheme to…
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A federal judge signed off on a settlement Thursday between Pennsylvania death row prisoners and the state Corrections Department to make broad changes to…
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Pennsylvania’s prison system is launching a pilot program to test alternative corrections techniques — and they’re looking to Nordic countries for…
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Pennsylvania’s prison system is updating its mail policy—the latest in a long string of security changes.But while many of those changes prompted concern…
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The Department of Corrections has arrested three staff members at three different state prisons for trying to smuggle in drugs.The arrests come after the…
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Planned testimony has been halted in a federal case contesting the legal mail policy used in Pennsylvania’s prisons.Instead, lawyers for the American…
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Inmates’ rights groups are trying to turn their opposition to recent state prison policies into a campaign issue for Governor Tom Wolf.The new rules were…
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After a 12-day lockdown at all state prisons, the Pennsylvania Department of Corrections says it’s resuming normal operations.The lockdown began at the…
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The head of Pennsylvania's prison system said Thursday it is costing the state about $15 million to implement new procedures to combat drug smuggling…