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Incarceration
3 former juvenile detention residents sue Delaware County for alleged sexual abuse
“You have to really think about why this happened for as long as it did,” said the attorney representing the plaintiffs, “and how it was so prevalent.”
8 months ago
Listen 1:08Lawsuits claim 66 people were abused as children in Pennsylvania’s juvenile facilities
Some attacks were reported to other staffers and were ignored or met with disbelief.
9 months ago
Sen. Cory Booker questions U.S. prison labor policies, calls for change
While most incarcerated workers today help maintain correctional facilities, others are leased out to private companies or take part in work-release programs.
9 months ago
Costs for Pa. prison system are soaring despite facility closures, putting officials in the hot seat
Prison officials want $300 million in additional taxpayer money in next year’s budget despite a declining population of incarcerated people and the closure of two facilities.
9 months ago
8 months after prison break, Chester County officials appoint Howard Holland as new warden
Since the escape and manhunt of convicted murderer Danelo Cavalcante, Howard Holland has been tasked with improving prison safety and community connections.
9 months ago
Nearly 300 people arrested at U.S. campus protests against the war in Gaza this weekend
From from Arizona to Massachusetts, universities turned to forced removal of pro-Palestinian protests and encampments as students mount organized opposition.
10 months ago
Why a business coalition wants more employers to overlook criminal records in Philly
Advocates say too much talent is sitting on the sidelines because criminal records are holding some applicants back.
10 months ago
The judge on Monday found that Elmer Daniels failed to prove his argument that Delaware police had concocted evidence against him and withheld exculpatory evidence.
10 months ago
New Jersey youth wrestling coach sentenced to more than 7 years in child sex abuse images case
In addition to the prison term, U.S. District Judge Zahid Quraishi sentenced Alec Donovan to 30 years of supervised release, prosecutors said.
10 months ago
The three defendants were convicted even though DNA testing at the time showed that evidence found in the victim’s body did not match any of them, attorneys said.
11 months ago
Philadelphia prison chief to leave job after string of prisoner deaths and escapes
Since 2016, Blanche Carney has overseen the city’s prisons and jails, which have been dealing with violence and the escape of four prisoners in a span of six months last year.
11 months ago
Bensalem teen accused of killing 12-year-old girl sentenced to 15 to 40 years
Ash Cooper, 18, pleaded guilty Thursday to third-degree murder in the November 2022 death of 12-year-old Morgan Connors. Prosecutors said a motive was never revealed.
11 months ago
The U.S. prison population is rapidly graying. Prisons aren’t built for what’s coming
People behind bars tend to age faster than people on the outside. For that reason, "geriatric" in prison can mean someone as young as 50.
11 months ago
Man freed from prison after 34 years after judge vacates conviction in 1990 murder
61-year-old Ronald Johnson was released from SCI-Phoenix on Monday night following a Philadelphia judge's decision and the prosecutor's move to dismiss charges.
11 months ago
Incarcerated artists from different prison systems collaborate in ‘The View From Here’
In a rare exhibition, incarcerated artists from SCI Phoenix, Pa., and San Quentin, Calif., form a group show at Philadelphia’s Paradigm Gallery.
11 months ago
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