Incarceration

Kevin Bacon and his brother teamed up with Rock to the Future to dedicate the room after their mother, Philly educator Ruth Bacon.

In most cases, Justice Department prosecutors argued that Capitol riot defendants shouldn’t be allowed to return to the scene of their crimes.

On Monday, the president announced he is commuting the sentences of 37 people on federal death row, including Kaboni Savage, who ordered the firebombing of a house in 2004.

The Delaware Department of Correction distributed tablets for free. But some features, including communicating with family, come with a cost.

District Attorney Krasner announced the arrests Tuesday after authorities discovered inmates received phones, AirPods and drugs at Curran-Fromhold Correctional Facility.

Murphy's first use of his clemency authority comes after he set up a special review board in June aimed at bringing cases deserving of a pardon or commutation for review.

The Philly-based writer is the first person allowed access to interview the Civil Rights Movement leader since he was incarcerated in 2002.

The Omega Physicians health clinic in Medford, New Jersey, provides primary care and specialty services like psychiatry and addiction treatment.

About 86% of county jails now offer methadone or buprenorphine, medications that are effective in treating opioid use disorder.

Ameen Hurst, 20, will serve 55 to 110 years behind bars following his escape from prison, where he was being held for murder charges.

Los Angeles County District Attorney George Gascón announced during a Thursday news conference that his office would recommend the brothers be sentenced to 50 years to life.

The family of a former Philly jail inmate is suing the institution, saying officials there caused the death of a diabetic inmate by failing to provide insulin, other care.

Thousands of people at Holmesburg Prison were exposed to painful skin tests, anesthesia-free surgery, harmful radiation and mind-altering drugs.

“We know from the last two elections how close the ballot totals were,” said one voting advocate. “We want to make sure that these folks are counted.”

DA Krasner won two elections running as a progressive criminal justice reformer. His critics say he's been too soft on crime.