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 ...

Pennsylvania leaders have decided to close two of the commonwealth's prison facilities, a decision they say will save taxpayers $100 million in future years and reflects a shrinking population at the ...

A male boot camp platoon marches down the hall at Quehanna Boot Camp in this file photo. Abby Drey adrey@centredaily.com The Pennsylvania Department of Corrections (DOC) has one of the highest ...

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 ...

HARRISBURG, Pa. (AP) — Pennsylvania state inmates are no longer being punished with the baked brown slabs known as food loaves. The Department of Corrections has stopped giving the food loaves to ...

After months of uncertainty and opposition, Pennsylvania Gov. Josh Shapiro’s administration announced that it will move forward with a proposal to close Rockview state prison and Quehanna Boot Camp.

DAUPHIN COUNTY, Pa. (WHTM)– An inmate at a Pennsylvania State Correctional Institution who was serving a sentence for crimes committed in Dauphin County has died after being found unresponsive in his ...

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” ...