Incarceration

Philadelphia prison officials claim they are working to stop smuggling in the city’s jail system.

The City of Philadelphia issued an apology in October for its role in experiments University of Pennsylvania dermatologist Albert Kligman conducted at the prison.

It’s the latest hearing in a high-profile case that some see as a symbol of a broken criminal justice system.

The Juvenile Services Center has a capacity of 180, but its current population fluctuates between 220 to 280 young people.

County jails across Pennsylvania lack the resources to address a growing mental health crisis, putting some of the most vulnerable incarcerated people at heightened risk.

A WITF investigation finds that corrections officers use physical force on people who may be unable to comply with orders due to a mental health condition.

Thousands of people with possession convictions will be pardoned, Biden announced Thursday. Some states push back, others have already made progress with decriminalization.

The “Community Bereavement Fund”, launched by incarcerated and formerly incarcerated men, went live today to offer assistance to families who’ve lost a child to gun violence.

Anyone not serving a felony sentence in the Keystone State is eligible to vote, and a new group is working to help facilitate the practice.

Prosecutors dropped charges against Adnan Syed on Tuesday in the 1999 killing of Hae Min Lee, a case that was chronicled in the hit podcast “Serial."

The war's ultimate outcome, was the over-policing of Black communities, leading to massive arrest rates for accused Black drug users.

The dermatological, biochemical and pharmaceutical experiments were performed by University of Pennsylvania researcher Dr. Albert Kligman.

He is also calling on governors to issue similar pardons for those convicted of state marijuana offenses, which reflect the vast majority of marijuana possession cases.

Governor John Carney got a first-hand look at education efforts designed to help those incarcerated get a better chance at success upon release.

Prison officials say the move is designed to maximize efficiency behind prison walls. They say it will also allow more women to have visitors.