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

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

New Jersey will seek changes to transgender inmate policy

Delaware County takes control of last for-profit prison in Pennsylvania

Delco Prison Deprivatized

Pennsylvania to pilot doula services program for pregnant women at state prison in Lycoming County

Doula Pa Prisons

Fully vaccinated inmates will soon be able to resume in-person visits, Philly prison officials say

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Woman charged in fatal stabbing of Pa. jeweler featured in Netflix series 'Jailbirds: New Orleans'

Megan Hall Jailbirds Stabbing

New Jersey's trans inmates to be housed by gender identity, not assigned sex

NJ prisons trans lawsuit

Philly agrees to $125,000 settlement for failure to give prisoners required out-of-cell time during COVID-19 pandemic

Philly Prison Settlement

Philly corrections officer allegedly took bribes to smuggle drugs, cellphones into prison

Philly Prison Bribes

Eastern State Penitentiary reopening with expanded tour offerings

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Criminal Justice

New $2.2 million grant will help Philly continue criminal justice reforms

Philly Prisons MacArthur

Philadelphia inmates instructed to shelter-in-place as COVID-19 cases surge

Philly prisons shelter-in-place

Severe COVID-19 cases, deaths rising as Philly enters critical pandemic stage

COVID Severe Philly NOV

Eastern State Penitentiary offering nighttime tours this fall

Eastern State Night Tours

Four charged in Chester County scheme to steal COVID-19 benefits for prisoners

Chester COVID-19 Fraud

Amid COVID-19 crisis, Philly cancels all large events for seven months

Mummers 2021 COVID-19

D.A. Krasner to charge Philly cop who allegedly hit protester with metal baton

Philly Use of Force

Philly's daily COVID-19 cases 'dropping fairly rapidly' as city tops 20,000 total

Philly COVID-19 Dropping

Philadelphia will test all inmates at juvenile detention center for COVID-19

Juvenile Justice Coronavirus Detention

Death-row inmate in Bucks County killing dies in prison, officials say

Jacob Sullivan Packer

New Jersey inmates, prison staff to receive COVID-19 testing

Rutgers COVID-19 test

Philly provides racial breakdown of COVID-19 cases, reports first inmate death

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New Jersey releasing nonviolent prisoners with high risk of COVID-19

Inmate at the state prison in Montgomery County tests positive for coronavirus

Coronavirus Montgomery County SCI Phoenix prison

Delaware County prison employee tests positive for coronavirus

Delaware County coronavirus cases

Pennsylvania woman battling cancer in prison after stealing groceries

Former corrections officer smuggled fentanyl, marijuana into New Jersey prison in exchange for bribes

Carroll - Police lights arrests crime

Camp Hill inmate reportedly bit off piece of prison guard's finger

SCI Camp Hill inmate

Pennsylvania expected to close state prison amid dwindling prison population

SCI Retreat Pennsylvania State Prison

Inmate death at Pennsylvania state prison under investigation

Mark Gelencser

Pa. correctional institution placed on limited lockdown after officer assaulted by inmate

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Five inmates with mumps quarantined at New Jersey county jail

SCI Chester Prison to test Swedish-style inmate units

Chester County prison Sweden

Two correctional officers charged in beating of inmate at Northeast Philly prison

The Curran-Fromhold Correctional Facility in Northeast Philadelphia.

Inmate charged with homicide in fatal beating of cellmate at Montgomery County prison

Joseph Hodum

Eastern State Penitentiary adds new LGBTQ history stop to audio tour

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Pennsylvania prisons to ban all tobacco products

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Bill Cosby apparently having 'an amazing experience' in prison

Criminal Justice

Bill Cosby moved to gen pop at Montgomery County prison

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