Incarceration
Incarceration touches millions with loved ones behind bars. And it’s making many of them sick
The stress of supporting a family member in prison can cause lasting health issues for those on the outside. Consequences can stretch far beyond the person doing the time.
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Listen 6:50N.J. to enter consent decree with DOJ over plagued women’s prison, commissioner says
There is a tentative agreement on how to address allegations of rampant physical and sexual abuse at the state’s only prison for women.
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‘A turning point’: Thousands in Pa. prisons will be offered COVID-19 vaccine
Public information about the vaccine rollout in the facilities is limited, after the DOC failed to meet its own deadline to relaunch a transparency dashboard.
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Document: Feds’ proposal refers to expanded ‘bed space’ in Berks detention center
A county commissioner omitted that detail in public comments on the center’s future.
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‘Deprivatization is feasible,’ says economic study of returning Delco prison to county control
CGL Cos.’ financial feasibility assessment concludes deprivatizing George W. Hill Correctional Facility could reduce costs to Delaware County taxpayers.
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Philly prisons announce security changes after a man was murdered on the grounds
Rodney Hargrove had just posted bail when he was shot and killed in front of the Curran-Fromhold jail. Three weeks later, procedural changes are in the works.
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At a press conference, they addressed allegations of abuse of children and teenagers by staff at the now-shuttered county facility in Lima.
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Days after a young man was murdered on prison grounds, Philadelphia’s union for city correctional officers is calling on Prisons Commissioner Blanche Carney to resign.
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Philadelphia man fatally shot on prison grounds shortly after being released
Twenty-year-old Rodney Hargrove was killed roughly an hour after he left Curran-Fromhold Correctional Facility.
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Allegations of physical, sexual, and psychological abuse rock Delco Juvenile Detention Center
A county judge vacated the Delaware County Juvenile Detention Center after the Public Defender’s Office sent a letter detailing allegations of abuse.
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Man who spent years in prison sues over withheld evidence
Outlaw filed a federal lawsuit Wednesday against the city of Philadelphia and the two detectives who investigated the killing of Jamal Kelly in 2000.
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While the vast majority of Pennsylvania’s prisoners reject flu shots, most who were offered a COVID-19 vaccine have taken it.
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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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