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100 people have been released from Philly jails due to staffing shortages since October

Family of man who died of diabetes complications in Philly jail sues city, alleging his death was preventable

Louis Jung Lawsuit

Pa. has 41,282 residents who can't vote in November because they're imprisoned for felonies

Pennsylvania voting incarceration disenfranchisement

City Council explores creating prison oversight office in response to staff shortages and inmate deaths

city council prison oversight

Family of Amanda Cahill, who died in a Philly jail, is still searching for answers

Amanda Cahill death

New memoir tells story of Philly Black Panther who escaped prison twice

Russell Shoatz

'Exorbitant' fees on calls, emails cost N.J. inmates and their families $15 million annually, report says

inmate fees

Three people charged in alleged scheme to smuggle weapons, phones and drugs into Philly prison

Prison smuggling

Danilo Cavalcante pleads guilty to charges stemming from last year's prison escape in Chester County

Cavalcante Guilty Plea

Prisoner in Montgomery County charged with killing another inmate at SCI Phoenix

SCI Phoenix murder

New Barnes Foundation exhibit showcases works created by incarcerated artists in state prison

Barnes Foundation exhibit

Before Eastern State Penitentiary closed, music by the prison's inmate band delighted radio audiences

Eastern State Penitentiary music

Philly Prisons Commissioner Blanche Carney to retire in April after 8 years

Blanche Carney Prisons Retiring

Colman Domingo stars with formerly incarcerated actors in 'Sing Sing'

Sing Sing Colman Domingo

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Eastern State Penitentiary's new series intends to spark dialogue about incarceration and civil rights

Eastern State social justice

Inmate escapes from Northeast Philly jail

Prisoner Escape

Nicetown man exonerated and released after 15 years in prison

David Sparks exoneration

Chester County Prison officials knew Danelo Cavalcante was an escape risk, emails show

Cavalcante Escape Plans

Chester County Prison officer allegedly sold drugs to inmates, prosecutors say

Chester County Prison Drugs

'Torturous' solitary confinement conditions in a Pa. prison are unconstitutional, federal lawsuit claims

Escaped prisoner from Missouri captured in Chester County after 3 months on the run

Missouri Prison Escape

Chester County Prison plans major security upgrades following Danelo Cavalcante's escape

Danelo Cavalcante escape

Philly residents wrongly convicted of crimes would be compensated under new proposal

Wrongly Convicted Philly

Danelo Cavalcante charged for breaking out of Chester County Prison

Danelo Cavalcante Mugshot

Murderer who escaped Chester County Prison caught on video 1.5 miles from the prison Saturday morning, DA says

Chester County prisoner video

Search continues for convicted murderer who escaped Chester County Prison

Danelo Cavalcante Escape

Convicted murderer escapes from Chester County Prison, authorities say

Danelo Cavalcante

Life after prison proves to be frustrating, even for those only pretending they're trying to get back on their feet

Eastern State reentry simulation

Philly's prison system needs new oversight board to fix staffing problems, overcrowding, councilmember says

Prison Oversight Proposal

Manhunt ends with arrest of second escaped Philly inmate Ameen Hurst

Ameen Hurst Arrested Prison Break

Fourth person arrested in connection with Philly prison break

Philly Prison Break Abrams

One of the men who escaped from Philly jail caught by U.S. Marshals

Philly Jail Escape

Woman charged with helping the two escaped inmates from Philly prison

Inmates Escape Philly Woman Charged

Prisoners' escape from Philly jail was not caused by staffing shortage, city says

Philly Prison Escape

Philly correctional officers' union votes 'no confidence' in prisons commissioner over 'deplorable' conditions

Philly Prisons No Confidence

As U.S. life expectancy falls, experts cite the health impacts of incarceration

Life Expectancy Mass Incarceration

Shackling pregnant inmates would be banned in Pennsylvania prisons under proposed law

Pregnant Women Bill

Philly medical society apologizes for 'silence' over Holmesburg Prison experiments

holmesburg prison apology

Former corrections officer pleads guilty to beating inmate at Curran-Fromhold; four others could still face charges

Northeast Philly Prison Assault

As Brittney Griner returns from Russian prison, Pennsylvania's Marc Fogel remains jailed on marijuana charges

State prison in Delco gets Scandinavian-style makeover, shows how U.S. penal system could be more humane

SCI Chester

Philadelphia apologizes for 'deplorable' history of medical experiments on Holmesburg Prison inmates

Holmesburg Prison Philadelphia

Brown University acquires writings from Mumia Abu-Jamal as part of mass incarceration research

Mumia Abu-Jamal Brown University

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