Closing the two Pennsylvania prisons will save taxpayers up to $100 million in future years, state officials say.

CHESTER, Pa. (WHTM) — Some Pennsylvania state prisoners now have the opportunity to train as opticians while helping those in ...

When Pennsylvania Department of Corrections inspectors toured Dauphin County Prison in 2023, they found the kitchen to be ...

Across Pennsylvania, an estimated 65,459 children have a parent in jail or prison. That’s according to a recent email inquiry to the Pennsylvania Department of Corrections. Nationwide, nearly half of ...

The upcoming podcast “Dying on the Inside: Women Lifers at Muncy Prison” investigates the crisis of aging prisoners in Pennsylvania. The podcast “Dying on the Inside: Women Lifers at Muncy Prison” ...

(WHTM) — Two people were charged after allegedly smuggling drugs via legal mail into Pennsylvania prisons, the Pennsylvania Department of Corrections announced. According to PADOC, Devin Walker, 34, ...

PennLive Investigative Reporter Joshua Vaughn stood with some giants when he was honored with the “Human Rights Champion” award Wednesday night at the Pennsylvania Prison Society’s “Love Above Bars” ...

When Caine Pelzer was placed in solitary confinement without a reason, or when another incarcerated person’s breakfast bowl had a dead mouse waiting in the milk beneath the cereal, there was no ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Pennsylvania leaders have decided to close two of the commonwealth's prison facilities, a decision they say will save taxpayers ...