Incarceration
Coroner says prisoner at SCI Camp Hill died by suicide
A prisoners' rights advocate notes, this is the fourth prisoner death in Pa. in the past eight days.
2 years ago
White supremacist prison guards work with impunity in Fla.
According to public documents and interviews with a dozen prisoners and employees in the Florida prison system, guards openly tout associations with white supremacist groups.
2 years ago
Officials release prisoner who was key in juvenile life debate
In 2012, the Supreme Court ruled in Miller v. Alabama that mandatory sentencing of life without parole for juvenile offenders was “cruel and unusual” punishment.
2 years ago
After 4 years in prison for bribery, Rick Mariano has advice for Bobby Henon
Rick Mariano, who spent 4 years in prison for accepting bribes while serving as a Philly Council member, urged Bobby Henon to resign after his conviction.
2 years ago
Pennsylvania lawmakers, prison reform advocates seek to expand eligibility for compassionate release
Congress expanded the compassionate release process in 2018 when it passed the First Step Act. Efforts to reform state programs are underway across the country.
2 years ago
‘Mad or nah?’: Philly residents react to staff shortages, poor conditions at local jails
P.O.C. hit the streets of Philadelphia to see how residents feel about staff shortages and worsening conditions at local jails.
2 years ago
Listen 5:27Philadelphia prisons to resume limited in-person visits
Philadelphia’s prison system is offering in-person visits for the first time since the beginning of the pandemic, though with restrictions.
2 years ago
40 years ago, a legendary Philly columnist helped defuse a prison hostage situatoin
The Graterford crisis was one of many negotiated by well-trusted Chuck Stone, who spent two decades at the Daily News.
2 years ago
A lawsuit against Clearfield County could at least pause the establishment of one of the largest and private detention centers in the northeast.
2 years ago
The Philadelphia district attorney race: DA Larry Krasner and Charles Peruto
DA Larry Krasner and challenger criminal defense attorney Charles Peruto join us to discuss the Philadelphia DA race, criminal justice, and the city's soaring homicide rates.
Air Date: October 26, 2021 10:00 am
Listen 49:00Pizza with a mission: Inside the hot Philly restaurant fighting recidivism
Philly pizza spot earns plaudits for Detroit-style pies and a mission to staff the operation with only formerly incarcerated people.
2 years ago
Listen 3:56New blueprint hopes to reverse revolving door at Delaware prisons
More than 65% of people released from Delaware prisons in 2016 were re-convicted within three years. A new blueprint from the state aims to change that.
3 years ago
Delco Council votes to deprivatize the county’s prison
Delaware County officials kept a campaign promise with the vote to terminate GEO Group’s contract to operate Pennsylvania’s only privately run county prison.
3 years ago
Pa. reformed ‘prison gerrymandering,’ but it likely won’t matter in congressional maps
State lawmakers may soon do something not seen in recent history: use two significantly different sets of data to draw state and federal election maps.
3 years ago
Delco Jail Oversight Board recommends terminating $259M contract with prison operator GEO Group
The action sets the stage for a vote by the Delaware County Council next week that could return the only privately run prison in Pa. to county control.
3 years ago