
Incarceration
Delaware bill would cut jail time during health crisis
Supporters say the bill recognizes the extra hardship a public health crisis puts on people who are incarcerated.
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This week; Pa. school's get an influx of cash from the federal stimulus bill, a new podcast about incarceration and journalism, and what's new in Philly sports?
Air Date: March 22, 2021 10:00 am
Listen 49:30#FreeHer campaign wants clemency for 100 women in Biden’s first 100 days
A national council of current and formerly incarcerated women wants the president to grant 100 women clemency by April 30. There's a backlog of 14,000 petitions.
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Eastern State Penitentiary reopens following monthslong closure
Eastern State Penitentiary and other cultural institutions were forced to close under a citywide mandate amid Philly’s rising COVID-19 cases.
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Delaware prisons resuming in-person visits, but virtual sessions remain popular option
One woman whose fiancé is incarcerated says they will stick with video for now, rather than deal with plexiglass dividers and masks required for in-person visits.
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Listen 2:18After COVID scare, Philly begins rapid testing incarcerated people ahead of courtroom dates
After a person exposed to COVID-19 while incarcerated entered a city courtroom, Philadelphia said it will begin testing prison inmates ahead of trials.
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COVID-19 continues to spread inside Pennsylvania prisons, prompting renewed calls to release all older and medically vulnerable prisoners.
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Del. pastor who delivered Biden’s inaugural prayer supports ‘clean slates’ for formerly incarcerated
Legislation to automatically expunge some criminal convictions in Delaware would make it easier to shed collateral punishments after being released from prison.
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Disrupting poverty in Philly with housing help for people returning from prison
Pa. has the second-highest imprisonment rate in the U.S. The Supervision to Aid Re-Entry (STAR) program connects returning citizens with the support they need.
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Executioners sanitized accounts of deaths in federal cases
An AP review of court filings shows executioners who put 13 inmates to death during the Trump presidency offered sanitized, incomplete versions of the executions to judges.
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Outraged by abuse at women’s prison, Democratic senators call for creation of public advocate
The new position would be independent of governor, provide oversight for state-run prisons, veterans homes, psychiatric hospitals, developmental centers and other facilities.
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Biden administration aims to close Guantanamo Bay prison
The closure of the detention facility will take time, National Security Council spokeswoman Emily Horne told NPR.
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A pardoned man died in prison before Gov. Wolf signed his commutation — spurring talk of reforms
Lt. Gov. John Fetterman said the death “personally devastated” him, and galvanized him to push Gov. Wolf to speed up the commutation process.
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‘Not asking for a dime’: Incarcerated people sue Cumberland County over jail conditions
Prisoners are suing Cumberland officials over conditions inside the county jail and accusing them of mistreatment. A county commissioner says otherwise.
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Three corrections officers charged in January attack at N.J. women’s prison
Officials said the late-night attacks at the prison in Hunterdon County left the victims with scratches, concussions, and at least one orbital fracture.
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